Richard Tanter and Arabella Imhoff

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Nuclear power in the seismic zone assessing risk
in Indonesian nuclear power proposals

• Richard Tanter and Arabella Imhoff
• Nautilus Institute RMIT

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Existing research reactors
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Reactors under discussion
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Electricity and GDP (Narjoko and Jotzo, 2007)
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Renewable energy capacity
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Global and Indonesian greenhouse gas emissions
(PEACE/World Bank)
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Emissions indicators Narjoko and Jotzo
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Muria Peninsula, Central Java

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Sites considered for NPP
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Muria Peninsula, Central Java
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Desa Balong, Jepara, Muria Peninsula
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Cove on the northern edge of the planned site
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Edge of the Balong site, looking east
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Northern edge of the Balong site
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Entrance gate to desa Balong, Jepara, Central
Java, September 2007
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Desa Balong map
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Satellite image of Muria peninsulaMcBirney et al
(2003)
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Volcanoes within 150 km of desa Balong McBirney
et al (2003)
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Central Indonesia - seismicity, 1964-2006
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Earthquakes in Java, since 1990
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Maars on the Muria Peninsula Bronto and
Mulyaningsih (2007)
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Taylor, Day 1
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Taylor, day 45
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Taylor, day 90
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The Muria proposal in 2009

• Government quit on proposal following strong
  local opposition.
• Decision likely after Presidential elections in
  July.

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Nautilus role
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Related sites and documents

• Websites
• Nautilus Institute www.globalcollab.org/Nautilus
• Reframing Indonesia Australia Security
  http//www.globalcollab.org/Nautilus/australia/ref
  raming
• Indonesian nuclear power proposals
  http//www.globalcollab.org/Nautilus/australia/ref
  raming/aust-ind-nuclear/ind-np/

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Related sites and documents

• The Muria peninsula nuclear power proposal state
  of play, R.Tanter and A.Imhoff
  http//www.globalcollab.org/Nautilus/australia/aps
  net/policy-forum/2009/muria-nuclear-power/
• Nuclear fatwa Islamic jurisprudence and the
  Muria nuclear power station proposal, R. Tanter
  http//www.globalcollab.org/Nautilus/australia/aps
  net/policy-forum/2007/nuclear-fatwa-islamic-jurisp
  rudence-and-the-muria-nuclear-power-station-propos
  al/
• Muria nuclear power plant Islamic jurisprudence
  materials http//www.globalcollab.org/Nautilus/au
  stralia/reframing/aust-ind-nuclear/ind-np/muria/nu
  clear-fiqh-materials/materials