• Title of article

    RegulatorypracticesfornuclearpowerplantsinIndiaOriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    JaharlalKoley، نويسنده , , S.Harikumar، نويسنده , , S.A.H.Ashraf، نويسنده , , S.K.Chande، نويسنده , , S.K.Sharma، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    20
  • From page
    894
  • To page
    913
  • Abstract
    AtomicEnergyRegulatoryBoard(AERB)isthenationalauthoritytoensurethattheuseofionizingradiationandnuclearenergyinIndiadoesnotcauseunduerisktothehealthofworkersandmembersofthepublic,andtheenvironment.AERBfulfillsitsmissionbystipulatingandenforcingrulesandregulationsconcernedwithnuclearandradiologicalsafety.ThispaperdescribestheregulatoryauthorizationprocessofAERBasapplicabletonuclearpowerplants(NPPs)duringtheirconstructionaswellasoperatingphases.Thesafetyreviewprocessduringconstructionispresentedascasestudies.Somecurrentissuesrelatedtooperatingplantsarealsodescribed.Twotypicalexamplesofsafetyupgradationsmadeinoldgenerationnuclearplantsaregiven. TheregulatoryprocessinIndiaiscontinuouslyevolvingtocatertothenewdevelopments.SomeoftherecentinitiativestakenbyAERBinthatdirectionarebrieflydescribed.TodayAERBfacesnewchallengeslikesimultaneousreviewofalargenumberofnewprojectsofdiversedesigns,afastgrowingnuclearpowerprogramandfunctioningofoperatingplantsinacompetitiveenvironment.ThispaperdelineateshowAERBisgearingupitselftomeetthesechallengesinaneffectivemanner.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    896044