The Surveillance of High-Risk Radiation Facilities Using Co-60 Radioactive Sources Using Central Alarm Stations in the Perspective of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency in Indonesia

The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency in Indonesia (BAPETEN) performs inspections to assess the level of nuclear safety and security at radiation and nuclear facilities. Since the terrorist incident of September 11, 2001 activate the requirement of source security in the use of Radioactive Sources, Indonesia has also tightened the monitoring of the life cycle of Radioactive Sources from cradle to the grave. The use of integrated visual surveillance technology in the Central Alarm Station (CAS) is needed in Indonesia, which consists of 17,000 islands with the 5 largest islands where the majority of Indonesian people live. Indonesia still having hospitals that use TeleCo-60 for cancer treatment, located between the islands. BAPETEN develops surveillance by integrating CCTV installed at the Tele Co-60 room in the hospital to the CAS that installed at BAPETEN. This system is expected to support the strengthening of Radioactive Sources monitoring. Currently, this integrated monitoring has been installed for 5 facilities that use Co-60, and in the future it will be added until all facilities using Category I High Activity Co-60 sources will be monitored by BAPETEN through the CAS also integrated with BAPETEN Inspection System.