Indonesia to develop small modular reactor capability

PLN Indonesia Power (Indonesia Power) has chosen Oregon-based NuScale to carry out the assistance in partnership with a subsidiary of Texas-based Fluor Corporation and Japan’s JGC Corporation.

In a statement, John Hopkins, NuScale president and CEO, said: “In addition to providing our innovative small modular reactor technology to countries like Indonesia, NuScale continues to support the US government in strengthening relationships abroad through clean energy. NuScale VOYGR SMR power plants are poised for the energy transition and will reinforce energy security for years to come.”

VOYGR SMR plants are powered by NuScale’s Power Module, which is based on pressurised water-cooled reactor technology and is the only SMR to receive design approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. NuScale said its Power Module was developed to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, commercial-scale hydrogen production and other process heat applications.

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For its part, USTDA said it will help to assess the technical and economic viability of the proposed 462MW nuclear power plant, which is set to be located in West Kalimantan. It will include a site selection plan, power plant and interconnection system design, preliminary environmental and social impact assessment, risk assessment, cost estimate and regulatory review.