‘Radioactive’ shrimp crisis: Indonesia grapples with contaminated industrial zone

Authorities investigate site after shrimp exported to the US found to contain the hazardous isotope Caesium-137

A large industrial zone on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, is grappling with radioactive contamination after a government taskforce found traces of the hazardous isotope Caesium-137 at 22 production facilities at the site, which includes businesses that export frozen seafood.

The discovery, which has prompted emergency decontamination and relocation of residents, follows a contamination scare in the US that was traced back to the Jakarta facilities.