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BARC and AERB officers during Signing of MoU
AERB has been deriving continuous technical and
scientific support from BARC in the field of regulation of
nuclear and radiation safety in the country. In a step
towards formalising the existing mechanism, AERB had
entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
BARC for continued and sustained support. The same was
reaffirmed on February 24, 2020 through a formal
agreement signed by Director, BARC and Chairman,
AERB. Senior officers from BARC and AERB attended the
event.
The areas of support include, but are not limited to, safety workshops on topics of nuclear, radiation and industrial
review including inspection of nuclear and radiation
facilities, sharing of research findings, extending certain
International Co-operation
Bilateral Meeting betweenAERB and USNRC
The 17th bilateral meeting between AERB and United
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) was
held during January 27-30, 2020 at USNRC’s headquarters
at Rockville, Maryland USA. A four member Indian
delegation led by Shri S. B. Chafle, Head, NPSD, AERB
participated in the meeting. The mutual technical
research facilities/laboratories/computational tools for
conduct of experimental and analytical studies; areas of
industrial, fire and occupational health safety, operational
health physics, radiation protection dosimetry, transport of
radioactive material, environmental data of Environmental
Survey Laboratories, emergency response, nuclear security
including computer security and development of
regulatory documents. The support from BARC will also
be extended towards lateral induction of manpower,
providing training, guidance for higher academic
qualifications and organising bilateral meetings/
safety.
discussions and sharing of information took place in the
areas of emergency preparedness and response in nuclear
power plants, licensing approaches for new nuclear
reactors, latest development in materials and component
integrity research, regulation of radiotherapy facilities for
cancer treatment and management of disused sealed
radioactive sources.
Participants
of the AERB-USNRC
Bilateral Meeting
Vol. 31, No.1, JANUARY-MARCH 2020