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About AERB

The Board of AERB comprises of a Chairman, five members and The Atomic Energy Regulatory
a non-member Secretary. AERB secretariat currently has a staff Board (AERB) was constituted
strength of more than 342 personnel organized in 8 Technical on November 15, 1983 by the
Divisions at Headquarter in Mumbai, Safety Research Institute (SRI) President of India by exercising
at Kalpakkam and Regional Regulatory Centres (RRC) at Chennai,
the powers conferred by Section
Kolkata and New Delhi.
27 of the Atomic Energy Act,
AERB carries out its functions through highly qualified work 1962 (33 of 1962) to carry out
force and specialist committees under the guidance of the Board. certain regulatory and safety
Apex level committees include Safety Review Committee for
functions under the Act.
Operating Plants (SARCOP) and Safety Review Committee for
Applications of Radiation (SARCAR). In addition, there are advisory AERB’s safety and regulatory
committees, viz. Advisory Committee for Project Safety Review requirements are brought out
(ACPSR), Advisory Committee on Nuclear and Radiological Safety in a set of Codes and Guides.
(ACNRS), Advisory Committee on Security (ACS) and Advisory About 165 such documents
Committee on Occupational Health (ACOH). The ACPSR advises
have been developed and
AERB on issuance of consents at different stages of projects of the
published by AERB over the
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) under the purview of AERB,
years. Nuclear and radiation
after reviewing the submissions made by the project authorities,
facilities and activities require
based on the recommendations of the associated Project Design
Consents from AERB for various
Safety Committees (PDSC).
stages during the lifetime of the
The SARCOP carries out safety surveillance and recommends
facility viz. Siting, construction,
enforcement of safety stipulations in the operating units of DAE
commissioning, operation
under the purview of AERB. The SARCAR recommends measures
and decommissioning. These
to enforce radiation safety in medical, industrial and research
Consents are granted after
institutions, which use radiation and radioactive sources. AERB
ensuring that the regulatory
receives advice on development of safety codes / guides and on
generic and specific safety issues concerning the safety of nuclear requirements are met. At each
and radiation installations from ACNRS, Advisory Committee stage a comprehensive multi-
on Security (ACS) advises AERB on nuclear security aspects and tier safety review by relevant
Advisory Committee on Occupational Health (ACOH) advises AERB safety committees are carried
on occupational health safety matters. out before issuing consent.
The administrative and regulatory mechanisms are in place to
ensure multi-tier review of all safety matters by experts in the
relevant fields available nationwide. These experts are chosen from
reputed academic institutions, R&D organisations, industries and
Governmental Agencies.

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AERB BULLETIN 2019
AERB BULLETIN 2019