"Canada has extensive experience and expertise related to nuclear resources, and we want to share it with Indonesia," he said during a special interview with ANTARA in Jakarta on Friday.
According to Hussen, his party acknowledges Indonesia's efforts to use nuclear power as an alternative to meet the increasing national energy demand while maintaining emission levels amid climate change.
Since the development of nuclear resources in Indonesia is still in its early stages, Canada is ready to assist it in developing a nuclear energy ecosystem, regulations, and funding, he said.
Meanwhile, cooperation in the nuclear technology aspect can be carried out at a later stage, he added.
"We must understand that besides technology, there are funding, technical, and other aspects to be prepared," Hussen said.
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The Canadian government is also exploring the use of nuclear resources in other ASEAN countries to help achieve climate mitigation targets and reduce emissions while ensuring the fulfillment of energy needs.
Indonesia and Canada are known to have explored cooperation in nuclear development.
At the ASEAN-Canada Special Summit in October 2024, delegations from the two countries discussed the proposed cooperation in developing small modular reactors (SMRs) as an affordable and safe source of nuclear energy.
"In the meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his desire to share Canada's experience and expertise in fostering nuclear energy and technology with ASEAN countries," Hussen informed.
Furthermore, the Indonesian Nuclear Energy Research Organization of the National Research and Innovation Agency (ORTN BRIN) in December 2024 signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) for cooperation in the research and development of nuclear technology.
According to the head of ORTN BRIN, Syaiful Bakhri, at the time, the collaboration focused on nuclear technology research and development through increasing human resource capacity, including exchanges and visits by researchers and students.
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