--- title: "Current News" description: "CBRNe World provides those tasked with defending against CBRN and IED threats with the essential practical, scientific and political information. Access the current and previous issues of the magazine by registering as a member." url: "https://cbrneworld.com/news?start=104" date: "2026-08-04T01:42:29+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- ![](https://cbrneworld.com/modules/mod_ijoomla_adagency_zone/tmpl/blocker-question.png) How to resolve AdBlock issue? Action 1: Action 1: You are using adblocker please support us by whitelisting this domain - https://cbrneworld.com/ Refresh this page # Current News - All - cbrn - Threat - Radiation ## [Cesium-137 contamination spreads with levels thousands of times higher than normal](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3766:cesium-137-contamination-spreads-with-levels-thousands-of-times-higher-than-normal&catid=9) 17 October 2025 | Zoe Rutherford | [Threat](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=5:threat), [Radiation](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=18:radiation), [cbrn](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=87:cbrn) Originally posted by https://www.asianews.it/ Indonesian authorities have declared a state of emergency in Cikande after unprecedented levels of Cesium-137 were detected at the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate. Nine workers were exposed to the radioactive isotope, while scores have families have been evacuated. The government has deployed special decontamination units and launched an investigati… [Read more](https://cbrneworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3766:cesium-137-contamination-spreads-with-levels-thousands-of-times-higher-than-normal&catid=9) ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "News", "item": "https://cbrneworld.com/news" } ] } ```