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View all search results248 tonnes of radioactive contaminated material moved into Serang estate
The materials contaminated with Cesium-137 are from 13 locations outside the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate in Cikande, Serang regency, Banten.
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Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) personnel of the National Police Mobile Brigade’s Gegana unit decontaminate a vehicle believed to be contaminated by Cesium-137 at the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate in Serang, Banten, on Oct. 7, 2025. (Antara/Angga Budhiyanto)
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aterials weighing 248.4 tonnes contaminated by Cesium-137 (Cs-137) have been transported from 13 locations outside the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate in Cikande, Serang regency, Banten, and are being stored there temporarily to prevent radiation exposure in the surrounding environment, following the discovery of radioactive contamination at the industrial estate.
Deputy for pollution and environmental damage control (PPKL) at the Environment Ministry Rasio Ridho Sani said the transportation and storage processes were conducted under tight supervision by a joint team.
“As of Monday, the total of contaminated materials amounted to 248.4 tonnes,” he said on Monday in Serang, as quoted by Antara news agency.
From the 13 locations, two locations, identified as A and D, have been declared “clear and clean” while two others, identified as C1 (L) and I, are still undergoing a cleaning process.
Rasio said the joint team had also decontaminated 22 businesses inside the industrial estate with 20 of these having been declared “clear and clean”.
“The joint team is conducting mitigation efforts and you can be sure that the decontamination activities are conducted according to safety standards,” he said.
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