Youths Support Nuclear Plant Development

Jakarta (Antara) -- A number of youths of the Nuclear Youth Communities (Kommun) have expressed their support for the government's intention of building nuclear power plants (PLTN) in Indonesia. "We support the government's plan to develop PLTNs soon," Chairman of the Kommun Said Mobbarak stated at a press conference on the Nuclear Youth Summit (NYS) here on Saturday. As it takes at least five years to complete the construction of a PLTN, the government needs to move fast, he added. "Should we wait for a new energy crisis to emerge before building a nuclear power plant?" he questioned. Mobbarak explained that PLTNs are far superior to steamed-powered electricity plants (PLTU) as they are eco-friendly, cheap, and have abundant raw materials available. The government has planned to build a PLTN in Bangka Belitung. However, it is still unclear when its construction will commence. "We will conduct popularization among the youths on ways to utilize the nuclear power plant creatively," Mobbarak affirmed. (*)