Indonesia Steps Forward on New Nuclear Build

Following up on an announcement made at an IAEA conference in Paris last month, Indonesia has confirmed its plans to build a nuclear power plant. From AKI:

The Indonesian government announced on Monday that it has approved a project to build the country's first nuclear power plant in central Java on the Muria peninsula. Construction is to begin in 2010 with the aim of producing electricity by 2016. The project will involve the construction of four power plants, each with a capacity of 7,000 megawatts.

By way of reference, one megawatt is enough to power 1,000 typical American homes.

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