PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safety Review, safety Surveillance and licensing of operating Nuclear Power Plants, Research Reactors, fuel cycle facilities under operation and non-DAE Beach Sand Mining (BSM) & Naturally Occuring Radioactive Material (NORM) industries
• Administration of industrial safety under Factories Act in all nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities under operation
• Review of industrial, fire and occupational health safety aspects including industrial injuries and accidents in all nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities under operation
• Conducting Periodic Safety Review and Renewal of Authorization
• Licensing of the operating personnel and the management staff
• Review of nuclear security aspects in operating plant
• Providing support in conducting Regulatory Inspection in respect of all operating Nuclear Power Plants, Research Reactors, fuel cycle facilities under operation and non-DAE BSM & NORM industries
• Enforcement in respect of all operating Nuclear Power Plants, Research Reactors, fuel cycle facilities under operation and non-DAE BSM & NORM industries
• Co-ordination with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) based reporting of events and for the Incident Reporting System (IRS) operated by IAEA/NEA
• Secretariat of SARCOP
• Review of safety performance w.r.t industrial and fire safety in all DAE units and reward the winning units with AERB safety awards
• Organize DAE Safety and Occupational Health professionals’ meet every year

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safety Review and Assessment including physical protection aspects towards consenting for siting, design & construction and commissioning of Nuclear Facilities.
• Review of Industrial & Fire Safety and Occupational Health Safety aspects during siting, construction and commissioning of nuclear facilities.
• Regulatory Inspection during siting, construction and commissioning of nuclear facilities.
• Development of Regulatory safety documents related to siting, design, commissioning and quality assurance.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Licensing, Surveillance and Safety Review of Radiation Installations, Radiation Generating Equipment and Devices containing Radioactive Sources with respect to radiation safety
• Licensing, Surveillance and Safety Review of BRIT facilities, RAPPCOF, DAE accelerator and LASER facilities with respect to both radiation safety and industrial safety
• Implementation of Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004 and Atomic Energy (Safe Disposal of Radioactive Waste) Rules, 1987 in radiation facilities
• Implementation of Atomic Energy (Factories) Rules, 1996 in BRIT facilities, RAPPCOF, accelerator and LASER facilities
• Granting import/export permission and shipment approval for transport of radioactive consignments
• Secretariat for Safety Review Committee for Application of Radiation (SARCAR)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Probabilistic Safety Assessment.
• Deterministic Safety Analysis.
• Safety Review of Indian Nuclear Power Plants.
• Nuclear Regulatory Research.
• Independent Verifications.
• Reactor Physics Review

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regulatory Safety Documents Development & Publication
• Coordination for development of  IAEA standards in India (Member State)
• Management of Resources for AERB including:
• Human Resources
• Financial Planning
• Infrastructure for developing Regional Regulatory Centres
• Management Systems
• Promotion of Safety Research Projects
• Public outreach activities
• Monitoring and modifications of AERB website
• IT activities

Primary responsibilities

• Integrating, harmonizing and improving effectiveness and efficiencies of inspection activities of AERB
• Recommend measures to achieve synergy and convergence of purposes and resources for RI programme of AERB
• Coordination with safety review process for systematic collection of inputs for RI and providing outcomes
• Plan, coordinate and organise all types of RI (safety related as well security related: planned as well as special: announced as well as unannounced) at Nuclear, Radiation and other Industrial facilities under the purview of AERB
• Resource mobilisation for field inspections (Formulation of RI teams drawing officers and staff from various Divisions. RRCs, other external experts)
• Issue RI reports after harmonising the findings w.r.to their safety significance
• Review RI responses, identify the safety issues and forward to respective Division of AERB for further review and enforcement actions, as necessary
• Maintain database for all RIs observations, recommendations and issues based on RI findings and carry out periodic analysis for feedback and improvement in future inspections, safety review processes and developing RI indicators
• Follow-up all pending RI recommendations for satisfactory and time bound resolution and communicate them periodically to the consentee and respective Division of AERB for further review and enforcement actions
• Augmentation of RRCs and utilising them efficiently in the RI programme of AERB.
• Consider deployment of on-site AERB observers at Nuclear Facilities

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Peer review of regulatory functions of the Radiological Safety Division (RSD) of AERB and suggest measures for enhancing effectiveness in regulations
• Review and Redressal of Grievance /complaints and to enhance transparency and accountability
• Development of enforcement policy & strategies including imposition of penalties and formulate mechanism for its implementation by involving other Government agencies
• National cooperation/coordination in the field of safety matters and maintaining liaison with other agencies/regulatory bodies/TSOs for technical cooperation
• International cooperation/coordination and ensuring fulfillment of international obligations under existing/multilateral arrangements and commitments. Organizing international workshops/meetings
• Public communication and consultation in regulatory process, issue of press releases, conducting awareness programs on safety, publicity of regulatory decisions & actions
• Legal affairs of AERB and review of draft statutes and amendments
• Providing support in management of affairs of the Board

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and Assessment of Radiation Protection to Ensure Radiological Safety
  • Requirements for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) plans of Nuclear Power Plants and Radiation Facilities
  • Radiological Impact on People and Environment
  • Radiation Dose Apportionment for Nuclear Power Plants and Radiation Facilities
  • Waste Management of of Nuclear Power Plants and Radiation facilities

-Provide technical and regulatory support to the nodal divisions in the above specialized field

• Review of on-site and off-site emergency preparedness plans including chemical emergencies under Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical (MSIHC) Rules
• Developing infrastructure and resources for monitoring and assessing emergency response actions

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Development of regulatory strategies for the new and emerging technologies and regulatory issues such as:

• New, Advanced, Innovative Technology based Reactors including SMRs and Non-power reactors,
• Long term operation of nuclear power plants,
• Human and Organizational Factors (HOFs),
• Risk Informed Regulation and Risk Informed Decision making,
• Harmonization of Regulations and Technology Inclusive Regulations.

• Preparation of interim regulatory position papers on technical aspects arising out of review and assessment of safety cases involving emerging technologies and associated emerging regulatory and safety issues till the applicable regulations are developed and ready for use.
• Developing regulatory strategies for participation in research activities on advanced technology reactors, non-power reactors and activities related to emerging regulatory issues through national/international forums. Identification of area(s) of interests for improving the scope of the bilateral agreements, or for entering into new agreement(s).
• Providing advisory support for inclusion of new aspects (e.g. HOF) in the checklists of Regulatory Inspections.

Identification and fostering of the development of new regulatory safety documents (or addendum) as required to be developed/revised to address emerging regulatory issues.