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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

During the year 2019, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board was briefed on various activities like
Board (AERB) continued to monitor safety aspects of harmonisation and merging the licensing regime under
all facilities and activities involved in nuclear energy various statutes, manually shutdown of KGS-1 for
and applications of ionising radiations that are under BSD activities after its continuous operation for
its purview. AERB continued the activities to achieve its 962 days, resumption of KAPS-1 operation after
mission and to strengthen itself as a more effective and replacement of the coolant channels and completion
efficient regulator. of hot conditioning of primary coolant system of
KAPP-3, which is one of the major milestones in the
AERB continued to carry out its functions with the commissioning programme. Board was also apprised
support of its secretariat and technical divisions and on the accidents related to industrial safety in nuclear
specialist committees under the guidance of the Board facilities. The Board expressed that commitment towards
of AERB, which is the decision making body on policy safety should be enforced at all levels in the licensee’s
matters for regulation of nuclear and radiation facilities organisation.
and associated activities. The Board met two times
during the year 2019. The Board was apprised of the The status on disposal of Disused Radioactive Sealed
periodic safety status of Nuclear Power Projects under Sources (DSRS) and the status of various infrastructure
construction / commissioning, operating Nuclear Power projects and implementation of revised IT security policy
Plants, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities and large number of were also informed to the Board.
Radiation Facilities in the country.

AERB Board Meeting in Progress

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