Research Organization for Nuclear Energy

The Research Organization for Nuclear Energy (Indonesian: Organisasi Riset Tenaga Nuklir, ORTN) is one of Research Organizations under the umbrella of the National Research and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, BRIN). It was founded on 1 September 2021. The organization is the transformation of the National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (Badan Tenaga Nuklir Nasional, BATAN) after the liquidation of BATAN into BRIN.^[1]

Research Organization for Nuclear Energy

Organisasi Riset Tenaga Nuklir (ORTN)
Agency overview
Formed	1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) 1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) (current form)
Preceding agency	National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia
Jurisdiction	Indonesia
Agency executive	Agus Sumaryanto, Acting Head of ORTN
Parent agency	National Research and Innovation Agency

History

Founded on 1 September 2021 as ORTN (Organisasi Riset Tenaga Nuklir), ORTN was transformation of BATAN into BRIN. As research organization of BRIN, as outlined in Article 175 and Article 176 of Chief of BRIN Decree No. 1/2021, every Research Organizations under BRIN are responsible and answered to Chief of BRIN. It also prescribed that the Research Organizations consisted with Head of Research Organizations, Centers, and Laboratories/Study Groups.^[2] For the transitional period, as in Article 210 of Chairman of BRIN Decree No. 1/2021 mandated,^[2] the structure of ORTN follows the preceding structure that was already established during its time in BATAN. Due to this, the structure of ORTN largely follows the Chief of BATAN Decree No. 2/2021.^[3]

On 22 September 2021, ORTN constituting document, Chairman of BRIN Decree No. 6/2021, signed by Laksana Tri Handoko and fully published on 8 October 2021.^[4] In the constituting document, it is revealed ORTN retained BATAN old name. BATAN acronym however, no longer translated as "Badan Tenaga Nuklir Nasional", it just simply "BATAN", preserving historical BATAN name. Thus the name become ORTN-BATAN.

On 24 January 2022, ORTN-BATAN structure added with research centers formerly from Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency and restructured. The change is effective from 1 February 2022.^[5] While ORTN-BATAN organization is finalized on 1 March 2022, the head position is yet to be finalized, resulting the organization head still an acting head.^[6] The organization name reverted again to ORTN and removing its "BATAN" name thru Chairman of BRIN Decree No. 6/2022, backdated from 25 February 2022.^[7]

Structure

The current structure of ORTN is as follows:^[5][7]

1. Office of the Head of ORTN
2. Research Center for Radiation Process Technology
3. Research Center for Accelerator Technology
4. Research Center for Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Radioactive Waste Technology
5. Research Center for Radiation Detection and Nuclear Analysis Technology
6. Research Center for Nuclear Reactor Technology
7. Research Center for Radioisotopes, Radiopharmaceuticals, and Biodosimetry Technology
8. Research Center for Safety, Metrology, Nuclear Quality Technology
9. Research Groups

List of heads

No.	Head		Took office	Left office	Title
1		Agus Sumaryanto	1 September 2021	Incumbent	Acting Head of ORTN

References

1. Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (2021-09-01). "SIARAN PERS BADAN RISET DAN INOVASI NASIONAL Nomor : 116/SP/HM/BPUK/IX/2021 Kepala BRIN Lantik Pejabat Fungsional dan Tunjuk Pejabat Pelaksana Tugas di Lingkungan BRIN". Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-09-25.
2. Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (2021-08-25). "PERATURAN BADAN RISET DAN INOVASI NASIONAL REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 1 TAHUN 2021 TENTANG ORGANISASI DAN TATA KERJA BADAN RISET DAN INOVASI NASIONAL". JDIH Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-09-25.
3. Badan Tenaga Nuklir Nasional (2021-02-04). "Peraturan Badan Tenaga Nuklir Nasional Nomor 2 Tahun 2021 tentang Organisasi dan Tata Kerja Badan Tenaga Nuklir Nasional" (PDF). JDIH Badan Tenaga Nuklir Nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-09-25.
4. Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (2021-09-22). "PERATURAN BADAN RISET DAN INOVASI NASIONAL REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 6 TAHUN 2021 TENTANG TUGAS, FUNGSI, DAN STRUKTUR ORGANISASI RISET TENAGA NUKLIR". JDIH Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
5. Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (2022-01-24). "Finalisasi Penetapan 12 OR dan 85 PR". Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-01-24.
6. Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (2022-03-04). "10 Kepala Organisasi Riset BRIN Dilantik Hari Ini". Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-08.
7. Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (2022-02-25). "PERATURAN BADAN RISET DAN INOVASI NASIONAL REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 6 TAHUN 2022 TENTANG TUGAS, FUNGSI, DAN STRUKTUR ORGANISASI RISET TENAGA NUKLIR". JDIH Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional. Retrieved 2022-03-09.