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Vessel-Retention and related phenomena. The research 8.5.2 DAE Safety and Occupational Health
needs are also identified in the CSRP and DAE-SCSR Professionals’ Meet
committees, in addition based on the AERB management
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insights in-house research programs are also lined up. The 36 DAE Safety & Occupational Health
Three technical document (TECDOCs) to support/aid Professionals’ Meet, 2019 was jointly organized by
finalization of AERB requirements and guidance for AERB and Nuclear Fuel Complex at Hyderabad
emergency management has been prepared. during August 21-23, 2019 to promote awareness
about safety and occupational health aspects in DAE.
(e) Emergency Planning and Response The themes of this year’s Meet were:

There were discussions on development of plant • “Effective Management of Occupational
specific Emergency Action Levels (EAL) for PHWRs, Experience towards enhanced Industrial
LWR, PFBR and additional features in decision support Safety” related to industrial safety aspects and
system (DSS) for dose projections based on monitored
parameters. Subsequent to the approval of off-site • “Effective Management of Medical
EPR template by AERB and based on the guidance Emergencies at Workplace” related to
document prepared by the expert group (EG-EAL), occupational health aspects
NPPs have started preparing plant specific EALs. For
PFBR, BHAVANI has prepared the EAL document. Around 200 delegates from various DAE units
Recently EAL document of LWRs has been prepared. & Aided institutes attended the meet. Technical
There was discussion that the requirements for handling sessions were held in which presentations were made
emergencies during transportation of radioactive by distinguished persons from the field of industrial
material should be developed & sustained. The SDDP safety and occupational health on the topics relevant
and draft safety guide for transport of radioactive to the respective themes, including a special talk
material is under preparation. It was discussed that there by Chairman, AERB. These presentations were
is potential for chemical emergency due to handling immensely useful for the enrichment of knowledge
of Chlorine and H S and accordingly requirements of of participants. The meet provided platform to
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EPR to be reviewed. Activities for identifying EALs for professionals for interactions and sharing the
chemical plants have been initiated through an internal experience in the areas of industrial & occupational
group in AERB. health safety.

Dignitaries Inaugurating the 36 DAE Meet (L to R): Shri R.
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N. Jayaraj, Former CE, NFC; Shri Dinesh Kumar Shukla,
Executive Director, AERB; Shri G. Nageswara Rao, Chairman, Shri G. Nageswara Rao, Chairman, AERB Delivering the
Inaugural Address in the Meet
AERB, Dr. Dinesh Srivastava, Chairman & CE, NFC and Smt.
Sheela, DCE (Safety), NFC

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