Use of nuclear technology is not just limited to power plants that are now used more than 30 countries in the world. Useful for nuclear but also other areas such as health and food. In the health field, radiation and radioactive substances can be used for therapeutic purposes and a disease. While in the field of food, nuclear radiation can be used to determine the composition of substances needed by the plants. Even with the mutation techniques, radiation can be used to improve the properties of plants, such as the level of productivity, growth, pest and disease resistance, as well as the age of the plant in order to obtain crop varieties that are superior.
It was described Hotmatua Daulay, Deputy Assistant Regional Science and Technology Network and the Ministry of Research and Technology Center, in front of the junior high science teacher, high school, vocational and equal as Balikpapan that are present on the Socialization of Development and Utilization of Nuclear Science and Technology for Prosperity. Activities are held on Monday, December 10, 2012 at Hotel Le Grandeur Balikpapan is implemented in cooperation with the Research and Technology Ministry of Education Office of Balikpapan. At the end of his speech, giving examples of the use of nuclear Hotmatua daily in the food sector. "Fruits that we eat there that have gone through the process of gamma radiation to kill microbes so that the fruit is more durable," said Hotmatua.
Ismawanto full-blooded, Head of Curriculum Section Head of Education who represents the city of Balikpapan in his speech said that the event was very useful to provide insight into the use of nuclear science and technology, including nuclear power plants, so that participants can disseminate the knowledge and experience to more students, the other teachers and also the general public. This led to efforts to improve the quality of education in the city of Balikpapan in the field of academic and non-academic. "If experience in this activity can be applied to guide the preparation of the scientific work of the students, of positive value in this activity will be more real," said Totok.
The participants get an interesting presentation on the application of nuclear technology and Dimas Irawan, nuclear communicators of the Center Dissemination of Nuclear Science and Technology, National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN). While Supaman of Nuclear Energy Development Center BATAN elaborated on the benefits of nuclear technology applications to address the world's energy needs.
Sources: http://www.ristek.go.id/index.php/module/News+News/id/12465
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