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Nitrogen Inerting System at TAPS-1&2 Experimental Facility for CFVS at TAPS-3&4

(c) Creation of On-Site Emergency Support qualification interviews. A candidate after successfully
Centre (OESC) completing the pre-requisites of licensing procedure,
appears before the licensing committee constituted by
AERB has framed requirements and guidelines AERB for qualification interview. This committee has
for establishing On-Site Emergency Support Centres member(s) from AERB. On satisfactory performance,
(OESCs) at all NPPs, which takes into account the the candidate is licensed/re-licensed for the given
NPPs at the given site and the accident scenarios. After position.
regulatory approvals, construction of the OESCs at two
sites (Tarapur and Kakrapar) is in progress. During the year, 20 meetings were held for licensing/
re-licensing of operating personnel responsible for
1.3.5 Licensing of Operating Staff control room operations at various operating NPPs. Total
of 163 candidates were licensed / relicensed. In addition
Operating personnel of NPPs responsible for control to above 17 personnel for FBTR operation (Senior Shift
room operation namely Shift Charge Engineer (SCE), Engineers (2), Junior Shift Engineers (2), Control Room
Assistant Shift Charge Engineer (ASCE) and Control Assistants / Field Supervisors (8), Operator (1), Shift
Engineer (CE) are required to go through a rigorous Chemist (2), Junior Reactor Physicists(2)) and one Shift
licensing/relicensing process. This includes clearing In-charge for KAMINI operation were licensed. Details
checklists, written exams, walkthrough and finally are given in Table 1.6.

Excavation in Progress for Construction of OESC at Kakrapar, Gujarat site

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