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Indonesia installs nuclear radiation data monitoring system

Indonesia’s Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) announced on February 19 that it will install 126 nuclear radiation data monitoring system (RDMS) detectors nationwide to improve the detection and monitoring of nuclear radiation in the environment.
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Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency(Bapeten) announced on February 19 that it will install 126 nuclear radiationdata monitoring system (RDMS) detectors nationwide to improve the detection andmonitoring of nuclear radiation in the environment.

Apart from15 RDMS that were already installed, other 20-22 ones are also planned forinstallment.

Bapeten willalso frequently deploy inspectors to the field in order to maintain publicsafety, and install Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM) to inspect the exit andentry of potential illegal and dangerous radioactive goods into or out of thecountry.

RPM is aradiation monitor portal that is installed to automatically monitor the sourcesof gamma or neutron radiation for goods, people and vehicles that pass throughthe detection area.

The decisionto increase monitoring of nuclear radiation was taken after Bapeten discoveredradiation exposure from the Cesium 137 radioactive material in a vacant plotnext to a volleyball court in South Tangerang, Banten province./.
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