The cooperation is targeted at enhancing facilities, particularly to increase the capability of human resources to manage the use of nuclear energy along with to deal with the current difficulty facing Bapeten
Jakarta – The Indonesian Atomic Energy Regulatory Firm (Bapeten) and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) have extended cooperation to exchange technical info on nuclear safety and radiation security.
” The cooperation is focused on improving facilities, especially to increase the capability of human resources to control using atomic energy as well as to deal with the current obstacle dealing with Bapeten,” Bapeten chief Jazi Eko Istiyanto stated in a written statement launched on Friday.
Indonesian Ambassador Amazing and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna Darmansjah Djumala, representing Bapeten, and USNRC Chairman Christopher T Hanson signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to that impact on Thursday, he notified.
The cooperation is anticipated to enable Bapeten to increase its role as a professional and skilled regulatory body, Istiyanto said.
The areas of the cooperation cover exchange of technical info, joint research study on nuclear security and radiation security, regulative review and research study, and capability structure, he added.
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Istiyanto stated the existing cooperation in between Bapeten and USNRC has actually benefited Bapeten to establish supervisory capacity through the exchange of info and experience.
” As a matter of reality, USNRC’s regulative activities have served as a referral for numerous regulatory bodies in the world. Naturally, the cooperation will push Bapeten to strengthen its regulatory infrastructure,” he said.
The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the 65 th General Assembly of the International Atomic Energy Company (IAEA), kept in Vienna, Austria, on September 23, 2021, and will stand for five years, he notified.
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