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CHAPTER 10 PUBLIC INFORMATION 10.1 PRESS RELEASES AERB periodically issues press releases in English and Hindi to keep the public informed about important regulatory activities. Press releases were issued on the following topics during the year. l AERB obtained the ISO 9001:2000 Certification from the BIS and the certificate was handed over to Shri S. K. Sharma, Chairman, AERB by Shri A.S. Basu, Deputy Director General, BIS on November 15, 2006. l A 7-member delegation of the USNRC led by USNRC Commissioner Peter B. Lyons visited the Indian AERB during March 27 to April 4, 2006 under the on-going nuclear safety co-operation programme between the two regulatory bodies. Extensive discussions were held on topics of the severe accident analysis and management, digital control and instrumentation and on planning future work on some standard problem exercises. l A 9-member delegation of AERB led by Shri S.K. Chande, Vice Chairman, AERB visited the USNRC, Washington, DC during January 8-16, 2007 under the on-going Nuclear Safety Cooperation Program between the two bodies. Extensive discussions were held on the topics of digital system reliability, new control room designs and proactive material degradation programmes. l AERB accorded clearance on 25 February 2007 for first criticality of KGS-3 located in Karwar district of Karnataka. KGS-1&2 are already in operation at this site for the last 6 years. KGS-4 is in advanced stage of construction. Each of these units is of 220 MWe capacity. l AERB presents industrial safety awards to the DAE units every year whose performance in industrial safety area is of a high order. The industrial safety awards presentation function of AERB for 2006 was held on March 6, 2007. Shri J. Ganguly, Executive Vice President from M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Chennai, presented the safety awards for 2006 to BHAVINI, Kalpakkam in construction group, NAPS, Narora, RAPS-3&4, Rawatbhatata, HWP, Tuticorin and IREL-Thorium Plant, Chatrapur in production units group. l The 8 th meeting of the INSAG was hosted by AERB during 12 th to 16 th March 2007 in Mumbai. The INSAG is a group of experts with high professional competence in the field of nuclear safety, working in regulatory organizations, research and academic institutions and the nuclear industry. INSAG provides recommendations and opinions on current and emerging nuclear safety issues to the IAEA, the nuclear community and the public. The members of INSAG are from Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom and United States of America. 10.2 AERB NEWS LETTER AERB News Letter covers AERB press releases, important national and international news, safety reviews of plants / projects and permissions issued to nuclear and radiation facilities, activities related to training, workshops, colloquia, seminars, symposiums, etc., The News Letter regularly carries experts’ views regarding safety of nuclear and radiation facilities. AERB News Letters Vol. 19 No.1- 3 was published in Hindi and English during the year 2006. A home page covering new appointments, retirements, AERB staff club activities, obituaries, etc., has also been included in the News Letter. 10.3 ANNUAL REPORT Annual Report of AERB brings out the details of works carried out in various divisions of AERB during every financial year. The report is widely circulated to all the units and PSUs under the DAE, Nuclear <strong>Regulatory</strong> Agencies of other countries, IAEA, premier educational and research institutions in India, RSOs of various hospitals and nuclear installations, news papers and news agencies in India, exmembers and Chairmen of AERB, Ex-Directors and Ex- Heads of the divisions of AERB. The report is published in English as well as in Hindi. 10.4 INTERACTION WITH MEDIA Queries raised by press are replied on phone as well as during press meets by the senior officers of AERB. During the year, number of queries on topics like AERB collaboration with USNRC and other regulatory bodies, KGS-3 fuel loading and criticality, industrial safety awards, loss of radiation sources and radiation processing of food items came from press and were replied. Such information is often published in the daily newspapers. During this year, a press meet was organized on the occasion of INSAG meeting in Mumbai and the members of INSAG responded to various questions from the media representatives. 10.5 RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT-2005 Required measures were taken on implementation of ‘Right to Information (RTI)’ Act in AERB and the required information has been put on AERB website. Seven queries were received from various applicants under RTI Act and they were replied appropriately in time. The link is 61
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