Bapeten: Supervision of Radioactive Materials Needs to Be Strengthened

Bapeten Office/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The Nuclear Energy Supervisory Agency (Bapeten) said that the control and supervision of radioactive materials in Indonesia needs to be strengthened. This is done through collaboration between regulators and law enforcement agencies that have networks down to the district.

This step is important so that supervision in the field is not only administrative or waiting for incidents, but is able to move faster with an early detection approach.

This view is in line with the statement of a member of the Commission XII of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Totok Daryanto, who encourages an increase in the effectiveness of the oversight function.

The functional official of the Legal, Cooperation, and Public Communication Bureau of Bapeten M.S Prawira explained that law enforcement officers have strong investigative capacity and territorial structure.

"This support is considered important to help identify potential violations from the beginning so that it can be immediately followed up properly and professionally," he said, Saturday, February 28, 2026.

According to him, the collaboration is carried out through the exchange of information, operational coordination, and increased technical understanding related to safety and security of radioactive materials.

"With an integrated system, control not only focuses on compliance with rules, but also on the protection of people and the environment in a tangible way," he said.

He also emphasized that the revision of Law Number 10 of 1997 concerning the National Nuclear Energy Program needs to be carried out immediately to adapt to technological developments and risk dynamics.

"This update is expected to clarify the division of roles and strengthen inter-institutional coordination, so that the security of the use of nuclear energy in Indonesia runs more effectively and adaptively," he said.