Nuclear Engineering and Technology · 2020 · 35 citations · 33 references
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Indonesia’s abundant natural resources have not made nuclear power a priority, yet it is deemed necessary to improve the environment and support sustainable growth. The study aimed to assess Indonesian energy policymakers’ perceptions of nuclear power introduction, potential change, and key decision factors. The authors employed a two-stage survey combining logit‑probit modeling and analytic hierarchy process. The analysis indicates a positive perception of nuclear power, with willingness to expand rising if technology, foreign aid, and safety issues are addressed, and political/social and environmental factors identified as most influential.
As Indonesia is rich in natural resources, nuclear power remains a low priority among energy alternatives. However, Indonesia needs to introduce nuclear power to improve the atmospheric environment and to support sustainable economic growth. This study conducted a two-stage survey of logit-probit and analytic hierarchy process to analyze the perception of Indonesian energy policymakers regarding the introduction of nuclear power, the potential for change, and key decision factors. The analysis confirms that the perception of nuclear power is positive and that the willingness to expand nuclear power can improve if negative conditions, such as underdeveloped technology level, foreign aid and assistance, and safety issues are addressed. In addition, it is confirmed that the policy makers consider political/social and environmental factors to be more important for decision-making. The results of this study can give inplications and be used as a key reference for Indonesia's nuclear power policy
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