Don't worry about nuclear reactor

Don't worry about nuclear reactor

SEMARANG, Central Java: State Minister for Research and
Technology B.J. Habibie defended the government's plan to build
nuclear reactors near here but stressed that the final decision
would lie with the people.

He said the people did not have to worry about the impact of
the project because the government had spent 20 years studying it
carefully.

The government has conducted a feasibility study on the
controversial project on Mount Muria, but the results are yet to
be made public.

Habibie said the nuclear plants were the last alternative and
would go ahead only if the existing conventional power generators
failed to meet the increasing demand for energy in Java.

"The people have the right to say 'No' to the plan. But what
will they say if the conventional power generators fail to cope
with the soaring demand for electricity?" he said. (har)