Indonesia's present status and needs of human resource development in nuclear field

摘要

BATAN started out as a government committee established in 1954. From then, Batan has developed its researches in almost practically all nuclear fields, from agriculture, medicine, to studies for the introduction of NPP in Indonesia. BATAN itself has a new organizational structure, based on Presidential Decree No.197 of 1998. BATAN is headed by a Chairman, assisted by four deputies and an executive secretary. The Deputy for Basic Research and Application is responsible for the phase of basic and applied research. The Deputy for the Development of nuclear Technology and Energy; and the Deputy for the Development of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technology and Engineering are in charge of the technology development phase, while the Deputy for the Utilization of the Results of Research & Development and Public Acceptance of Nuclear Sciience and Technology will be responsible for the dissemination and utilization of products manufactured by BATAN. The Executive Secretary oversees the organizational aspects for the planning, organizing, budgeting and human resources.