A Review at Two Nuclear Reactor Problems in Asia

Abstract

The development of nuclear power plants (NPP) is often a heated debate, especially in developing countries [1]. In relation to this, it is worth the public's attention that lately, it seems that there have been increasingly frequent press releases from various parties representing the government regarding plans to build the first nuclear fission reactor in Indonesia in the not too distant future. Reportedly there will be a large amount of additional energy supply planned (around 100 GW to be built in Indonesia within the coming decade). For this reason, the authors would like to invite readers to take a moment to look at two nuclear reactor problems in Asia, the first is the case of the failed Bataan reactor in the Philippines Islands, and the next is the natural disaster that damaged the reactor at the Fukushima NPP, 2011 [2].