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The Unfaltering Dream of Nuclear

The notion of constructing a nuclear power plant has been deliberated for decades. The government still including it in their agenda.

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Illustration of Nuclear Power Plant (PLTN). (M.A. Yusuf/Historia.ID).

27 Feb 2023
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Diperbarui: 9 Apr

THE sky hanging above the Center for Science and Technology Research (Puspiptek) in Serpong, South Tangerang, was getting dimmer. Under the light drizzle, I walked toward Building 31 which houses the G.A. Siwabessy (RSG-GAS) Multipurpose Reactor.


To enter the building, I had to go through two strict screening checkpoints. If the visitor is interested in viewing the reactor core and the Main Control Room (RKU) on the second floor, they have to pass another inspection.


The RKU is in the shape of an irregular pentagon where a large panel is installed on each of the three walls. Several young operators are observing the indicators shown on the panels and monitor screens. Through the glass of the RKU room, I could see the ground floor of the reactor core and the nuclear reactor that have been operating since 1987.

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