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During the year, 8 meetings were held for (e) DFRP and FRFCF
authorization/re-authorization of operating personnel
from HWP and NFC, and total of 87 candidates were There was no major reportable incident calling for
authorised/re-authorizes, as detailed below: enforcement actions during commissioning activities at
DFRP and construction at FRFCF.
(i) Licensing committee of Heavy Water Plants met on
six occasions and 63 operation personnel (Shift In- (f) NFC-Kota
charge, field Engineer and Control Panel Operator) Construction of the plant buildings is under progress
were authorized/ re-authorized.
at NFC-Kota Site. There was no major reportable
(ii) Licensing committee of Nuclear Fuel Complex met incident at NFC-K calling for enforcement actions during
on two occasions and 24 operation personnel (Shift the period.
In-charge) were authorized/re-authorized.
1.5.2 Safety Performance of Nuclear Facilities
1.5 OVERALL SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF in Operation
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
The operational performance and significant events
1.5.1 Safety Performance of Nuclear Facilities are reviewed and the required modifications were
under Construction implemented. The operational performance of all the
NPPs remained satisfactory. TAPS-1 to 4, RAPS-2 to
(a) KKNPP–3 to 6 6, KGS-1 to 4, MAPS-2, NAPS-1&2, KKNPP-1&2 and
KAPS-2 were operational. KAPS-1 was synchronized to
There was one fatal accident at the temporary grid after satisfactory completion of EMCCR activities
dyke area of KKNPP-3 to 6 and another one accident on May 24, 2019 and operating satisfactorily since then.
of serious nature occurred at Fabrication Shop#2 in RAPS-1 is shut down since October 2004. MAPS-1 was
the infrastructure area of KKNPP-3&4. AERB reviewed shut down since January 30, 2018 due to leak from
these accidents and measures to prevent recurrences pressure tubes.
of such incidents in future were recommended and
conveyed to the site for compliance. Further details are All the 45 significant events occurred at operating
given under section 1.8.2. NPPs were reviewed in detail in AERB to see the
adequacy of investigations, corrective actions, lessons
(b) PFBR learnt and the need for further regulatory actions. One
significant event reported at RAPS-2, details of the
Pre-commissioning/commissioning activities at incident is given under section 1.8.1.
PFBR are in progress. There was no major reportable
incident at PFBR calling for enforcement action during All fuel cycle facilities operated safely during the
the period. period. However, there was one fatal accidents at IREL,
OSCOM, the details of incident is given under section
(c) KAPP-3&4, RAPP-7&8 and GHAVP-1&2
1.8.2.
There was one fatal accident at RAPP-7&8
during major equipment erection and another one at 1.6 R&D UNITS AND OTHER FACILITIES IN

GHAVP-1&2 during excavation activities. AERB reviewed CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
these accidents and concluded that the event was a result
of lack of supervision, training and lack of safety work Safety review of Variable Energy Cyclotron
permit system. Measures to prevent recurrences of such Centre (VECC), Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced
incidents in future were recommended and conveyed to Technology (RRCAT), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic
the site for compliance. Further details are given under Research (IGCAR), Electronics Corporation of India
section 1.8.2. Limited (ECIL) and Board of Radiation & Isotope
Technology (BRIT) was done apart from the Fuel Cycle
(d) KAIGA-5&6 Facilities. The status of R&D units and other facilities is

There was no major reportable incident calling for presented in Table 1.10.
enforcement actions at KAIGA-5&6.

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