#cesium137

2025-11-18

Bloomberg article (way down at the bottom) talking about a "significant airborne release" of Cesium-137 somewhere in the world (related to the radioactive shoes and sneakers, no doubt)

"Elsewhere, however, the event was detected, if not immediately noted. Radionuclide monitoring stations more than a thousand kilometers away in Malaysia and in the remote Australian territory the Cocos Islands - part of a global network of sensors deployed by the Vienna-based Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation - picked up traces of radiation, Indonesian officials would later be informed. A unit of the US Department of Energy would say in a preliminary assessment seen by Bloomberg News that detections by two different stations at that distance suggests “a significant airborne release” of Cesium-137.'"

gulfnews.com/world/americas/ra

#radioactivity #cesium137 #nuclearaccident

2025-11-18

More details on exactly whose shoes were radioactive in this article (Nike, lol... no mention in the US press, for the most part).

Bloomberg: Radioactive shrimp and sneakers: The global trail leading to Indonesia

"...But in July, inspectors in Los Angeles - then other ports on either side of the US - discovered something strange: shipments of prawns, and Nike branded sneakers, emitting faint traces of man-made radiation. ...

Minuscule particles of the isotope found their way into more than 20 factories, including shrimp being packed into refrigerated containers by one of Indonesia’s largest seafood exporters and at a big factory producing shoes for brands including Nike and Adidas."

gulfnews.com/world/americas/ra

#radioactive #nike #shoes #cesium137 #indonesia #radioactiveshrimp

2025-11-13

Bloomberg: US Returns Radiation-Contaminated Footwear to Indonesia

"...Authorities in Jakarta said Wednesday that two containers of footwear suspected of being contaminated with radioactive cesium-137 were recently returned by the US. Indonesia’s national research agency will carry out tests on the shoes, Bara Krishna Hasibuan, an official with the government task force investigating the radiation findings, told reporters...."

(paywall)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

#radioactive #shoes #indonesia #cesium137

2025-11-13

Tempo (Indonesia):

US Returns Indonesian Shoes Over Radioactive Cesium-137 Contamination

"... The United States has returned two containers of shoe soles from Indonesia after detecting traces of the radioactive substance Cesium-137 (Cs-137), according to the Task Force for Handling the Hazard of Radioactive Radionuclide Cesium-137..."

en.tempo.co/read/2065276/us-re

#radioactive #shoes #radioactiveshrimp #cesium137 #indonesia

DionyZack 🍉✊🏽♀️🌿dionyzack.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-11-05

L'Anticapitaliste📣 Contamination en Indonésie : l’horreur du césium 137: Août 2025 : les douanes américaines détectent du césium 137 dans quatre ports. En cause : des crevettes provenant de l’exportateur indonésien BMS. Fin septembre, les… 📣NPA-A #Contamination #Césium137 #Indonésie #Environnement

Contamination en Indonésie : l...

2025-11-04

Antara News: Ministry confirms C-137 handling in South Lampung completed

October 31, 2025

"...“The task force has completed the handling of cesium-137 radionuclides in South Lampung,” he said in Serang, Banten, on Friday.

He added that the cemetery area where the initial contamination was detected has been sealed with concrete to prevent further spread of radioactive particles.

“The area in South Lampung, particularly at the cemetery site, is now clear,” Hanif confirmed...."

en.antaranews.com/news/389345/

#radioactivity #indonesia #lampung #cesium137

Joshua Purba :blobcatphoto:jo@zzncx.top
2025-11-04

Bukannya wajar, ya? Kan baja bisa didaur ulang berkali-kali.

Okehhh baru paham. Limbah slag maksudnya produk sampingan (sampah) pemrosesan baja. Di sini masalahnya sampah / slag ini terkontaminasi radiasi zat radioaktif dan tidak diawasi karena slag dianggap non-B3.

https://theconversation.com/kasus-udang-cikande-dan-alarm-waspada-paparan-radiasi-dari-logam-bekas-268304

Kasus ini menyisakan banyak pertanyaan di benak masyarakat, terutama ihwal bagaimana besi yang mengandung zat radioaktif bisa masuk ke Indonesia hingga akhirnya mencemari udang.

Yep.

Sayangnya penulis tidak menarik kesimpulan bagaimana besi bekas terkontaminasi di PT PMT bisa mencemari udang di PT BMS; bilangnya cuma "terletak tak jauh".

:blobcatglare:

#Indonesia #Radioactive #Radiation #Cesium137

2025-10-30

Safety4Sea: Container vessel carrying radioactive cargo stranded off Philippines

"...The case of the ship stuck off the Philippines carrying 23 containers of radioactive zinc dust mirrors the struggle faced by the MV Ruby in 2024, a Maltese‑flagged bulk carrier loaded with 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, which was similarly denied entry to multiple ports over safety and disposal concerns...."

safety4sea.com/container-vesse

#radiation #cesium137 #philippines #indonesia #shipping #supplychain

2025-10-30

Cesium-137 contamination zone NEXT TO A RIVER seems like a bad thing, IMHO.

(Cesium-137 is water soluable)

tempo.co/lingkungan/dekontamin

#cesium137 #indonesia

People in Hazmat suits cleaning up scrap metal and other items contaminated with Cesium-137 next to a river.
Joshua Purba :blobcatphoto:jo@zzncx.top
2025-10-30

https://theconversation.com/cemaran-radioaktif-di-cikande-bukti-lemahnya-pengawasan-dan-tata-kelola-limbah-berbahaya-268573

Dalam aturan teranyar misalnya, limbah slag baja tidak lagi termasuk dalam kategori limbah Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun (non-B3) yang wajib diawasi secara ketat.

Bukannya wajar, ya? Kan baja bisa didaur ulang berkali-kali.
Yang aku ingin tahu: kenapa limbah baja bisa itu bisa bercampur dengan zat radioaktif?

Kasus pencemaran zat radiokatif Cs-137 ini bukan hanya sekali terjadi di Indonesia. Pada 2022, insiden serupa terjadi di perumahan Batan Indah, Serpong, Tangerang Selatan. Namun sampai hari ini, sumber utama radiasi itu juga belum pernah diumumkan secara terbuka kepada publik.

Ternyata kasus pencemaran radioaktif sudah pernah terjadi di Indonesia dan sumber radiasinya belum ada pengumuman resmi.

#Indonesia #Radioactive #Radiation #Cesium137

2025-10-29

As I expected... Radioactive hot potato.

The Straits Times (10/29/25)

Ship with radioactive zinc dust stuck near Philippine port, official says

"MANILA – A ship with 23 containers of radioactive zinc dust is stuck off the coast in the Philippines, unable to unload because there is no site that has agreed to bury the material, according to a top official."

straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/

#radioactive #cesium137 #Philippines #radioactivity #indonesia

2025-10-29

Tempo (Indonesia): Indonesia Moves 426 Tons of Cesium-137 Waste to Temporary Storage Site

"...Indonesia's Task Force for Handling Radiation Vulnerability from Radionuclide Cesium-137 announced that it will manage and store a total of 426.8 tons of Cs-137–contaminated material found in the Cikande Industrial Area, Serang, Banten....The Head of the Nuclear Energy Research Organization at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Syaiful Bakhri, said the waste will remain in storage until the radioactive contamination naturally decays."

en.tempo.co/read/2061365/indon

#radioactivity #cesium137

2025-10-27

Straits Times: Philippine firm says it was asked to bury radioactive dust

"...The Philippine steel company said it was tagged as the source of the radioactive materials by PNRI, and ordered to entomb the containers in its Calaca scrap recycling plant in Batangas province, according to a statement on Oct 25...."

straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/

#radioactivity #cesium137 #indonesia

2025-10-26

Well, that's one way to get rid of nuclear waste... tell someone to just bury it at their factory. 😬

SCMP: Philippine steel firm denies link to alleged radioactive shipment

SteelAsia said it was ordered by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute to entomb 23 cargo containers allegedly containing radioactive zinc dust

"...The Philippine steel company said it was tagged as the source of the radioactive materials by PNRI, and ordered to entomb the containers in its Calaca scrap recycling plant in Batangas province, according to a statement on Saturday.

“The containers did not originate from SteelAsia,” the company said. The order to entomb the containers is “potentially endangering the community and other corporate locators in that industrial zone – if indeed there is a threat of radioactivity,” it said...."

scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-a

#radioactivity #indonesia #phillipines #cesium137

2025-10-26

More details on Cesium-137 being detected near clove farms in Lampung, Indonesia. I am unsure on the translation here, but it sounds like radiation was detected at a cemetery 🤨

(Article: 10/25/25, Indonesian)
https://
radarlampung.bacakoran.co/read/27135/radioaktif-cs-137-ditemukan-di-penengahan-lamsel-warga-mengaku-sempat-khawatir

#Indonesia #cesium137 #radiation

Marzuki confirmed that the area where police tape has now been installed was formerly a cemetery for local residents.

Marzuki had heard that the arrival of joint officers to check for radioactive content stemmed from cloves exposed to Cesium-137.
2025-10-26

LOL *now* they're moving residents living in Cesium-137 contaminated homes in Indonesia... After they've been living in contaminated homes for half the year apparently.

“At this first stage, we are ­allocating 19 families with a total of 63 individuals. Why now? Because it’s time to clean up their houses from contamination,” said Bara Hasibuan, spokesman for a specially set up task force.

In the next stage, the task force aims to move another eight ­families with a total of 28 people by next week, he added.

thestar.com.my/aseanplus/asean

#radiation #cesium137 #indonesia

Howard Smith MD, AMDrhowardsmith@masto.nyc
2025-10-23

AquaStar, Best Yet, Waterfront Bistro, and Publix Branded Frozen Raw Shrimp Is Radioactive. Cesium-137 contamination. #aquastar #BestYet #WaterfrontBistro #Publix #shrimp #radioactive #cesium137 #poison #recall
instagram.com/p/DQKY8M6Dw02/

2025-10-21

LOL here I think I'm on top of things, and I missed MORE RADIOACTIVE SHRIMP RECALLED

Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk
Oct 17, 2025

AquaStar, Best Yet, Waterfront Bistro, Publix

fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-

#radioactive #shrimp #cesium137

2025-10-21

Tempo (Indonesia): They are NOT publishing the names of the villages which are contaminated with Cesium-137 to "prevent panic", and they now plan to screen another 200,0000 people for radiation contamination. 🤨 10/21/2025

(autotranslation below:)
"The Regional Secretary of Serang Regency Zaldi Dhuhana confirmed that it prohibits the names of the affected villages from being published to prevent panic. He added, so far about 1,500 residents have undergone health checks, with nine people being detected being exposed to contamination above the safe threshold in his body.

"The next target there are about 200 thousand residents and workers who will be examined in three health centers, namely Cikande, Kibin, and Bandung, and two additional points work together with the company so that the process is faster,""

tempo.co/sains/serang-tercemar

#radiation #cesium137 #indonesia

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