Survey of prospective locations for radionuclide monitoring stations in Indonesia; A preliminary site assessment Available to Purchase

Radionuclide monitoring systems with adequate sensitivity are urgently needed to be developed in Indonesia for the following reasons. First, the system can be part of the national infrastructure required for the development of nuclear power plants (NPPs) and second, the system is required for anticipating the nuclear emergencies that may occur in neighboring countries. The system may be functioned also as part of CTBTO's global monitoring system. For developing a stationed monitoring system, site surveys need to be undertaken for selecting appropriate locations for installing air sampling units that shall be capable to sampling radionuclides released by NPPs operated in Asia including in the islands of Bangka, Belitung, Kalimantan and Java. This paper reports a preliminary site assessment of several locations in the cities of Padang, Medan, Pangkalpinang, Pontianak and Manado. The sites for the candidate of station were chosen from a number of facilities owned by BMKG. The survey was conducted by observing the parameters set by the CTBTO for the global monitoring system including level of background radiation dose rate, meteorological data, geographical and topographical conditions, and the availability of supporting facilities and infrastructure. The survey results show that among eight surveyed locations within five cities, the BMKG station at Supadio Pontianak airport is the most attractive candidate for the first installation of a radionuclide sampling station. These results have not considered the possibility of building NPPs in eastern part of Indonesia such as Lombok Island.