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Participants of AERB-STUK Bilateral Meeting

10.3 BILATERAL INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION cooperation in the areas of mutual interest. As a part
of the meeting, STUK delegation also visited Tarapur
10.3.1 Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) Atomic Power Station-3&4.

The Director General and Director of Ghana 10.3.3 Support to Regulatory Authority of Mauritius
Atomic Energy Commission visited AERB on January
28, 2019. GAEC delegation was briefed about Indian AERB provided assistance to Radiation Safety and
nuclear regulatory infrastructure and AERB’s regulatory Nuclear Security Authority (RSNSA), the regulatory
oversight for nuclear and radiation facilities. Ghana authority of Mauritius, in the review and assessment of
delegation also shared their plan for nuclear power layout design of the proposed radiotherapy and nuclear
programme and safety aspects being considered for medicine facilities at New Cancer Hospital (NCH),
finalising the NPP. Solferino, Mauritius. AERB reviewed the layout plans
for installation of radiotherapy equipment (Accelerators,
10.3.2 Bilateral Meeting between AERB and STUK, Cyber-knife unit, HDR Brachytherapy, CT Simulator)
Finland and nuclear medicine equipment (SPECT-CT & PET-
CT machines) from radiation safety viewpoint and
A bilateral meeting between AERB and STUK, the provided the assessment report and recommendations
nuclear regulatory body of Finland was held during to RSNSA.
November 18-20, 2019 at AERB, Mumbai. A four
member delegation from STUK was led by its Director 10.4 PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL
General, Mr. Petteri Tiippana. AERB delegation was led COMMITTEES
by Chairman, AERB, Shri G. Nageswara Rao and the
technical sessions were led by Executive Director, AERB, AERB has been actively involved with various
Shri D.K. Shukla. Experts from BARC were also invited international bodies for exchange of information and in
to make presentations on technical topics. Experience co-operation in the field of regulation of nuclear activities
with regulatory review of VVER and EPR type of nuclear for peaceful purposes. AERB experts have been actively
reactors, regulation in application of radiation sources, participating in various activities of IAEA and have been
regulation and national practices in radioactive waste contributing at various other international fora. AERB is
management were discussed during the meeting. The the national coordinator for IAEA- International Nuclear
exchange of views was mutually beneficial. AERB and and Radiological Event Scale (INES) based reporting of
STUK expressed their willingness to carry forward the events and IAEA/NEA - Incident Reporting System (IRS)

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