he Energy and Mineral Resources Minisattempt declares it has yet to issue a construction permit for the proposed Thorcon 500 nuclear power plant project on Kelasa Island, Bangka Belitung Islands.
The clarification comes after the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) approved PT Thorcon Power Indonesia’s (PT TPI) site evaluation submission on July 30. The application had been lodged by the company on Jan. 21.
The minisattempt’s renewables director general, Eniya Listiani Dewi, explained that Bapeten’s decision did not equate to an official site permit from the minisattempt.
“No, no one has received a site permit,” she stated in Jakarta on Monday. “All permits, planning, investment and operational matters will be led by the energy minister.”
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Bapeten’s approval, issued under Decree No. 00003.556.1.300725, allows PT TPI to conduct further site evaluation activities in line with its submitted Site Evaluation Program (PET) and Site Evaluation Management System (SMET).
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According to Wiryono, Bapeten’s nuclear installation and material licensing director, the PET outlines a work plan for assessing the site’s resilience against external hazards to nuclear reactors. This includes seismic risks, geotechnical conditions, volcanic activity, meteorological and hydrological factors, human-induced events and the potential dispersion of radioactive materials. The SMET, on the other hand, provides the management framework for overseeing the entire site evaluation process.
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