CHENNAI
(NNN-PTI) --India has submitted its latest national report on safety status of
its atomic power plants and its nuclear safety review and regulatory system at
the Convention of Nuclear Safety at Vienna.
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14-member Indian team led by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) chairman S S
Bajaj presented the report at the sixth review meeting of the Convention of
Nuclear Safety held between March 24 and April 4, AERB Secretary R Bhattacharya
said in a statement.
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recent safety enhancements in Indian nuclear plants following the Fukushima
accident in Japan and the Indian system of licensing of power plants based on
periodic safety reviews were also highlighted in the report, he said.
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total of 74 countries, including India, are signatories to the Convention of
Nuclear Safety as on March this year and all of them have to submit a national
report on safety of their nuclear power plants every three years. These reports
are also peer reviewed and presented in the CNS review meeting. --NNN-PTI
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