
The fishing village of Kurau on Bangka Island: Foreign nuclear power plant developers are courting Indonesia, eyeing a potential windfall as Southeast Asia’s largest economy shifts from reliance on coal toward the goal of net zero carbon emissions. (Photo by Dimas Ardian)
Plans by US startup Thorcon to introduce new reactor technology encounter doubts
ISMI DAMAYANTI and REZHA HADYAN
August 22, 2025 06:00 JST