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Challenges of implementing the policy and strategy for management of radioactive waste and nuclear spent fuel in Indonesia

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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 53, Issue 2, Pages 549-561

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KOREAN NUCLEAR SOC
DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2020.07.005

Keywords

Radioactive waste; Spent fuel; Policy; Strategy; Indonesia

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Indonesia has policies and strategies for managing radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, but faces challenges in sustainability, disposal, transport, and special attention to waste from isotope production. The management of NORM also needs revision and improvement.
Indonesia has policies and strategies for the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel that arises from the use of nuclear research and development facilities, including three research reactors, and the use of radioisotopes in medicine and industries. The Indonesian government has provided extensive facilities such as an independent regulatory organization (BAPETEN) and a centralized radioactive waste management organization (CRWT-BATAN). Further, the presence of regulations and several international conventions guarantee the protection of the public from all risks due to handling radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. However, the sustainability of radioactive waste management in the future faces various challenges, such as disposal issues related to not only to site selection but also financing of radioactive waste management. Likewise, the problem of transportation persists; as an archipelago country, Indonesia still struggles to manage the infrastructure required for the transport of radioactive materials. The waste from the production of the radioisotopes, especially from the production of 99Mo, requires special attention because BATAN has never handled it. Indonesia should also resolve the management of NORM from various activities. In Indonesia, the definition of radioactive waste does not include NORM. Therefore, the management of this waste needs revision and improvement on the regulations, infrastructure, and technology. (C) 2020 Korean Nuclear Society, Published by Elsevier Korea LLC.

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