Page 20 - AERB Annual Report 2020

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

During the year 2020, Atomic Energy video conferencing. The Board was apprised of
Regulatory Board (AERB) continued to monitor the periodic safety status of Nuclear Power
safety aspects of all facilities and activities Projects under construction/commissioning,
involved in nuclear energy and applications of operating Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Fuel
ionising radiations under its purview. AERB Cycle Facilities and large number of Radiation
Blank Page Add continued the activities to full its mission and to Facilities in the country. Board was also briefed on
strengthen itself as a more effective and efcient the guidance document developed for
regulator towards achieving its vision. implementation of graded approach in regulatory
processes of AERB.
Board of AERB, which is the decision
making body on policy matters for regulation of The important safety proposals reviewed
nuclear and radiation facilities and associated and approved by the Board were permissions for
activities. AERB continued to carry out its bulk addition of Heavy Water to the Moderator
functions with the support of its secretariat, its System, First Approach to Criticality, Low Power
technical divisions and specialist committees. Reactor Physics tests & experiments for KAPP-3.
Also accorded approval for issuance of Consent
The Board met thrice during the year 2020 for Siting of Kaiga-5&6 projects and Consent for
and two of these meetings were held through First Pour of Concrete to GHAVP-1&2 projects.

AERB Board Meeting in Progress

AERB has been deriving continuous through a formal agreement signed by Director,
technical and scientic support from BARC in the BARC and Chairman, AERB.
eld of regulation of nuclear and radiation safety
in the country. In a step towards formalising the Safety Surveillance of Nuclear Power Projects
existing mechanism, AERB had entered into a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AERB had given clearance for First Pour of
BARC for continued and sustained support. The Concrete (FPC) to KKNPP Unit-3&4 on June 23,
same was reafrmed on February 24, 2020 2017 with certain stipulations. Subsequently,

AERB Annual Report 2020 xvi