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The minimum requirements specified in Safety Documents (REGDOC) is prepared by In-House
Codes and Safety Standards are mandatory in nature. Working Groups (IHWG) of AERB. The SDDPs are
Safety Guide is a document containing detailed further reviewed by AERB Standing committee for
guidance and methodologies that are acceptable to REGDOCs and vetted by AERB Executive Committee
AERB to implement the specific parts of a Safety Code/ (AERB-EC) prior to review by an Advisory Committee
Safety Standard. on Nuclear and Radiation Safety (ACNRS) which is an
Apex Committee of AERB for providing advice on the
AERB has published more than 165 Regulatory REGDOCs. Based on the recommendation of ACNRS,
Safety documents. These REGDOCs provide adequate SDDP is approved by Chairman, AERB. The initial draft
coverage commensurate with the radiation risks of REGDOC is prepared based on the SDDP by officers
associated with the facilities and activities following a of AERB or by Consultant, as required. The flow chart
graded approach. depicting this process is as given in Figure 6.1.

6.1 REGULATORY SAFETY DOCUMENT The initial draft is reviewed by AERB Task Force
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (AERB-TF) duly constituted for the purpose and then by
ACNRS. Revised draft is circulated among the domain
AERB has a well established framework for experts, both within and outside DAE for obtaining
development of its Regulatory Documents. It consists their review comments. The resulting draft is put up
of multi-tier review involving experts and takes account for approval by Chairman, AERB. In case of Safety
of the views of various stakeholders at different stages Codes, the final draft is put up on AERB website for one
of development. This ensures development or revision month to obtain public comments. The finalized version
of regulatory documents based on, inter alia, state of of draft Safety Code incorporating public comments is
the art scientific knowledge, national and international submitted to Board for approval/publication.
experience gained and includes consideration of views
of experts, stakeholders. 6.2 REGULATORY SAFETY DOCUMENTS

Similar to IAEA’s Commission on Safety Standards, DEVELOPED/AMENDED
AERB has an Advisory Committee on Nuclear and Following two Safety Guides were issued and
Radiation Safety (ACNRS), which supports in the uploaded on AERB website.
review of draft regulatory documents and safety issues
and provide advice to AERB. ACNRS consists of senior (i) Safety Guide on “Remediation of Areas
experts in the areas relevant to nuclear & radiation Affected by Radioactive Contamination”
safety and its regulation. [AERB/NRF/SG/RW-9, 2019]

Of late, AERB has taken many initiatives to make This safety guide provides guidance for planning
the process of development of regulatory documents and implementing remediation of areas affected by
more efficient. Recently, AERB has added one more radioactive contamination. It also provides guidance
process of regular Progress Review Meetings (PRM) for protective and remedial actions that are intended
to monitor progress of various regulatory documents to reduce the existing exposure and to avert potential
under development and to enable speedy resolution of for the likelihood of such exposure from the related
the issues faced. contamination. It addresses aspects related to radiation
protection criteria, responsibilities of organisations /
6.1.1 Brief Process of Development of REGDOCs agencies involved, characterization and evaluation of

The Safety Document Development Proposal affected areas, waste management aspects and criteria
(SDDP) for revision/development of Regulatory Safety for release of remediated area from regulatory control.

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