Radioactive Caesium 137 Found at 22 Industrial Facilities Near Jakarta
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Indonesia's radioactive contamination task force has discovered traces of Caesium 137 at 22 production facilities in an industrial zone near Jakarta. The contamination was initially detected in a batch of shrimp exported to the United States in August by local company PT Bahari Makmur Sejahtera (BMS), prompting broader investigations that revealed widespread radioactive contamination across multiple industrial sites.
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The contamination was first detected in a batch of shrimp shipped to the United States in August by a local company, PT Bahari Makmur Sejahtera (BMS)
Indonesia then conducted sweeps of industrial facilities following the initial discovery
Indonesia's special task force on radioactive contamination has found traces of Caesium 137 at 22 production facilities in an industrial zone near Jakarta, officials said on Wednesday.

