Decontamination Completed, Task Force Claims 22 Factories In Cikande Free From Cs-137 Contamination

The Cesium-137 or Cs-137 Handling Task Force confirmed that 22 factories that had been exposed to radioactive substances in the Cikande industrial area, Banten, were now completely clean. (Photo: Mery Handayani / VOI)

The Task Force for Handling Cesium-137 or Cs-137 ensures that 22 factories that had been exposed to radioactive substances in the Cikande industrial area, Banten, are now completely clean.

Head of the Department of Diplomacy and Public Communication of the Cs-137 Bara Hasibuan Task Force said the 22 factories had undergone the decontamination process and were now declared 100 percent free of contamination. Including, PT Bahari Makmur Sejahtera (BMS).

Previously we said there were a total of 22 contaminated factories. Of the 22 including the PT Peter Metal Technology and the PT BMS shrimp processing facility, yes, it was 100 percent, in 22 it was finished, the total decontaminated has been completed, and it is clear and clean," he said at a press conference at the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs Office, Jakarta, Wednesday, October 29.

In addition, Bara revealed that the dcontamination was also carried out on 13 junkyards or used-production junk bins that were exposed. Of the 13 junkyards, five of them have completed decontaminating while the other 8 are still in process.

"We have transferred the contaminated material to be transferred to the interim storage facility owned by PT Peter Metal, the factory that used its PT Peter Metal factory is clear. Now, the remaining 8 are still being decontaminated, indeed this is time consuming because we have to be careful," he said.

Even so, Bara believes 8 junkyards in the near future can also be declared free of radioactive substances.

"But hopefully in the near future the rest, 8 of which we can declare clear and clean too," he said.

Selain itu, Satgas telah merelokasi total 92 warga dari zona merah di Kampung Barengkok dan Desa Sukatani, Cikande.

Relokasi tahap pertama untuk 64 orang (19 KK) telah selesai pada 22 Oktober, diikuti tahap kedua untuk 28 orang (8 KK) pada 26 Oktober.

Bara mengatakan setiap warga yang direlokasi langsung mendapatkan pemeriksaan kesehatan gratis di Puskesmas Cikande.

“Rumah warga yang telah direlokasi sementara, saat ini sedang dilakukan dekontaminasi agar dapat dihuni kembali secepatnya. Untuk sementara warga yang direlokasi tinggal di hunian yang disediakan Pemkab Serang,” jelasnya.

In addition, the Task Force has relocated a total of 92 residents from the red zone in Barengkok Village and Sukatani Village, Cikande.

The first phase of relocation for 64 people (19 families) was completed on October 22, followed by the second phase for 28 people (8 families) on October 26.

Bara said that every resident who was relocated immediately received a free health check at the Cikande Health Center.

"Residents' houses that have been temporarily relocated are currently being decontamination so that they can be repatriated as soon as possible. For the time being, residents who have been relocated live in residential areas provided by the Serang Regency Government," he explained.