Friday, 31 August, 2007

ABC News Online

Indonesia says it expects to be able to buy Australia's uranium if it goes ahead with plans to build nuclear power plants on the earthquake-prone island of Java.

Indonesia has repeatedly stated that it hopes to build its first nuclear power plant by 2016.

Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla Kalla says that there is not yet a budget or concrete plans for nuclear power plants on Java.

But he says that if Indonesia pursues nuclear energy he expects to be able to buy Australia's uranium.

"Of course we will buy from sources including from Australia," he said.

Indonesia is a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, unlike India, to which Australia intends to sell uranium.