Calculation of Domestic Raw Materials Using Domestic Resource Cost Method

Abstract

BATAN, as one of the research institutes, development and utilization of nuclear power, considers establishing and operating non-commercial or experimental power reactors (RDEs). RDE is a nuclear reactor for electricity generation, heat for various industrial processes and producing hydrogen on an experimental scale. One option of RDE type used is High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR). HTGR has distinctive characteristics that are different from other types of power plants but on the other hand has the same general components as other conventional power plants, especially civil structures such as the use of portland cement for the manufacture of concrete in the nuclear island (NI) and the balance of plant (BOP). The purpose of this research is to obtain the readiness of Indonesian industry in its contribution in the development of RDE, especially the saving of foreign exchange so that it can be used as one of the basic considerations in decision making and the policy of NPP development. The methodology used is the method of calculating Domestic Resource Cost (DRC) and literature study. The results obtained are the Indonesian cement production in the period 2010-2016 can generate or save foreign exchange because the value of DRC coefficient less than 1 so it has a comparative advantage, contribute to economic development, and improve the standard of living of the people.