UNS — Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs (WR IV) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, Prof. Dr.rer. nat. Sajidan, M.Si., delivered the result of an academic manuscript on nuclear power as a solution to environmentally-friendly and sustainable energy solution. The study was the result of a collaboration between the Environmental Research Center (PPLH) Institute for Research and Community Services (LPPM) UNS and PT ThorCon Power Indonesia.
“This presentation is a form of socialization and publication because the information contained in the academic manuscript is needed for the public,” Prof. Sajidan mentioned as a speaker in the national seminar on Nuclear as Environmentally-Friendly and Sustainable Energy Solution to Achieve Prosperity and Low Carbon Indonesia by 2050 in UNS Inn, Wednesday (16/3/2022).
As mentioned by Prof. Sajidan the academic manuscript supports the development of planned nuclear power allowing nuclear power plants to be accepted and well managed. Prof. Sajidan considered nuclear power as a solution to build an environmentally friendly electric source that could benefit the Indonesian people while mitigating climate change.
“Nuclear as environmentally-friendly electric power is greatly needed to achieve welfare in 2050, as a replacement for coals as primary energy and transitional energy, to achieve climate change target in realizing free-carbon emission, and as a solution for environmentally-friendly and sustainable energy source,” Prof. Sajidan explained.
Therefore, a nuclear power plant is needed to generate environmentally friendly energy that benefitting Indonesians. Humas UNS
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