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Strengthen Control over Radioactive Substances

The stricter control is needed to prevent the abuse of radioactive waste such as those found in the vacant land area of Batan Indah Housing complex in South Tangerang, Banten, at the end of January 2020.

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I GUSTI AGUNG ANGGA PUTRA / RINI KUSTIASIH / HARIS FIRDAUS / M ZAID WAHYUDI
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Officials from the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) and the National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan) load radiation-contaminated soil onto a truck at the Batan Indah housing complex in Serpong, South Tangerang, on Tuesday (18/2/2020), following the discovery of Cesium 137 radiation at the location.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Control over the use of nuclear energy needs to be strengthened. The security and safety of the people should be the number one priority. In this regard, efforts to increase the number of required equipment and to update the technology in monitoring the radioactive substances should be continued to prevent radioactive pollution.

The appeal was conveyed by Commission VII of House of Representatives to the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) and the National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan) during a hearing with the two institutions in Jakarta on Thursday (20/2/202 0).

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
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