Indonesia. The Russian atomic energy corporation presented its nuclear technology and solutions, including small modular reactors, to the Indonesian expert community. Rosatom experts took part in the International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Science and Engineering 2024 organized by the Bandung Institute of Technology. Also on the agenda of Rosatom’s visit to the country was Indonesia Goes Nuclear, a seminar dedicated to the prospects of national nuclear energy development. Representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources outlined plans to include nuclear power in the National Energy Program from 2032 to achieve zero emission targets by 2060. “Russia has been a very good friend of Indonesia since 1954, when we entered the nuclear era at the initiative of Indonesia’s first president Sukarno. […] Rosatom has the technology and manufacturing capabilities to deliver the project of the first NPP in Indonesia,” said Tri Mumpuni, member of the Board of Governors of Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency and head of the IBEKA Foundation.

This year ROSATOM intends to establish a joint venture with Indonesia in frames of the project on setting up a commercial-scale irradiation center where foodstuff will be conserved and medical items sterilized using ionizing radiation. Besides, it is planned to start pre-project works related to this center. Agreements of intention will be signed with potential clients of the sterilization services who would ensure the center’s workload at minimum 30-50% of its installed capacity. The project financing pattern will be defined.