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process. Subsequently, industrial scale facility for authorized/ re-authorized.
sodium metal production will be constructed.
(ii) Licensing committee of Zirconium Complex
Accordingly, HWP-Baroda submitted an met once and 5 operation personnel (Shift In-
application for Siting & Construction of 24 kA charge) were authorized/re-authorized.
Sodium cell along with supporting documents
like Site Evaluation Report (SER), Safety Report, 1.5 OVERALL SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF
Construction Schedule, Job Hazard Analysis NUCLEAR FACILITIES
(JHA) report and QA Manual for construction.
The application was reviewed in AERB following 1.5.1 Safety Performance of Nuclear Facilities
multi-tier review process. Based on safety review, in Construction Stage
AERB accorded the consent for 'Siting and
Construction' for setting up the 24kA Prototype (a) KKNPP–3 to 6
Sodium Cell at Heavy Water Plant, Baroda.
Construction activities are in progress at
(v) Atomic Minerals Directorate for KKNPP-3 to 6 site. There was one fatal accident in
Exploration and Research (AMD) the sea front and one fatality following an
accident of serious nature at pump house area of
Exploration work at various sites of AMD in KKNPP-3&4. AERB reviewed these accidents and
northern, southern, eastern, western, central and measures to prevent recurrences of such incidents
south-central region was in progress. No in future were recommended and conveyed to the
regulatory inspection of AMD facilities was site for compliance. Further details are given
carried out during the year. under section 1.8.2.

(vi) Beach Sand Minerals (BSM) & Naturally (b) PFBR
Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM)
Facilities Pre-commissioning/commissioning
activities at PFBR are in progress. There was no
Periodic radiological reports submitted by major reportable incident at PFBR calling for
the facilities were reviewed by AERB. No enforcement actions during the period.
abnormality was observed during review.
(c) KAPP-3&4, RAPP-7&8 and GHAVP-1&2
1.4.4 Licensing of Plant Personnel in FCF
Construction activities are in progress at
Operating personnel of Fuel Cycle Facilities KAPP-3&4, RAPP7&8 and GHAVP-1&2 sites.
are required to go through a rigorous Licensing There was one reportable injury, one accident of
process. This includes clearing checklists, written serious nature in RAPP-7&8 during erection/
exams, walkthrough and nally qualication construction related activities. AERB reviewed
interviews. A candidate after successfully these incidents and measures to prevent
completing the pre-requisites of licensing recurrences of such incidents in future were
procedure, appears before the licensing recommended and conveyed to the site for
committee for qualication interview. This compliance.
committee has member(s) from AERB. On
satisfactory performance, the candidate is (d) Kaiga-5&6
authorization/re-authorization for the given
position. There was no major reportable incident calling for
enforcement action at Kaiga-5&6.
During the year total 4 meetings were held
for authorization/re-authorization of operating (e) DFRP and FRFCF
personnel from HWPs & ZC, and total of 42
candidates were authorized/re-authorized, as Ther was no major reportable incident calling
detailed below: for enforcement action during commissioning
activities at DFRP and construction at FRFCF.
(i) Licensing committee of Heavy Water Plants
met on 3 occasions and 37 operation (f) NFC-Kota
personnel (Shift In-charge, Field Engineer
and Control Panel Operator) were Construction of the plant buildings is under

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