Jakarta, Sept. 22 -- The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten), in coordination with the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, successfully prevented the entry of nine containers of imported goods contaminated with radioactive Cesium-137 (Cs-137).

The containers arrived in Indonesia via Tanjung Priok Port, where Radiation Portal Monitors (RPMs) detected elevated radiation levels exceeding the established threshold, triggering alarms on five of the nine containers.

"According to the documents, the containers-filled with zinc concentrate powder-originated from the Philippines and should not have triggered an alarm on the RPM unit," said Head of Bapeten's Legal, Cooperation, and Public Communications Bureau, Ishak, on Monday.

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