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Table 13.2: Research Projects Renewed
Sr. No. Project Title Principal Investigator Institution
1. Developing Tissue Equivalent TLD Dr S.K. Omanwar Amravati University,
Materials for Personnel Monitoring
Amravati
2. Durability of High Performance Prof S. Saraswati Jadavpur University,
Concrete in Indian Conditions
Kolkata
3. Prediction of Oceanic Dispersion of Dr. Usha Natesan Anna University,
Radionuclides released from MAPS
Chennai
into Coastal Waters of Kalpakkam
4. Development of Novel Polymeric Dr. V.S. Nadkarni Goa University, Goa
Nuclear Track Detectors
5. Simulation of Spontaneous Growth and Dr. D.V. Kubair IISc., Bangalore
Arrest in Rate-dependent Structural
Steels used in Nuclear Containment
Vessels and Steam Pipelines
6. Investigation on the Role of Dr. B. Paul Ravindran CMCH, Vellore
Computerised Radiography with
Photostimulable Phosphor Plates for
Portal Imaging and QA in Radiation
Therapy
13.2 WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS PROGRAMME
13.2.1 Workshop on Containment Structures of
Indian Nuclear Power Plants
AERB organized a workshop on “Containment
Structures of Indian Nuclear Power Plants” on 18 th August
2006 in AERB with the objective of discussing various
aspects of containment structures of indian NPPs. Around
108 delegates from NPCIL, BARC, Consultants and AERB
participated in the workshop.
The presentations covered the aspects like design
and construction, regulatory requirements, operating
experience, safety status of containment structures and
containment vis-à-vis exclusion zone. At the end, a panel
discussion was held to deliberate the issues that arose from
the presentations.
13.2.2 Workshops on Safety and Security of
Industrial Radiography Sources
A total of 4 workshops were organized on ‘Safety
and Security of Industrial Radiography Sources; two in
AERB, Mumbai and two in SRI-Kalpakkam. The basic
objectives of these workshops were to,
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provide an opportunity to industrial radiography
institutes to interact with AERB,
stress upon the regulatory requirements for safe
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handling of radiography sources during use, transport,
storage and disposal/decommissioning,
provide forum for interaction among the industrial
personnel on the subject matter, and
obtain feedback in the implementation process of
regulatory provisions for ensuring safety and security
of radiography sources/devices.
13.2.3 Workshop for Nuclear Medicine RSOs
Two one-day appraisal programmes were
conducted in April 2006 for RSOs of nuclear medicine
departments. The program was intended to provide better
understanding of regulation in nuclear medicine centres and
in turn to improve safety in radiation installations. The
workshop addressed radiological safety issues in running
medical cyclotrons facilities and handling Positron
Emission Tomography (PET) isotopes. It also addressed the
violations observed during RIs.
13.2.4 AERB-ANMPI Seminar on Radiation Safety
and Regulations in Nuclear Medicine
A one-day seminar was organized by AERB in
Mumbai on Radiation Safety and Regulaions in Nuclear
Medicine. The purpose of this seminar was to provide
current status of regulatory and radiation safety aspects of
nuclear medicine practices. The seminar focused on
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