R&D Programme for Nuclear Disaster
The Government is promoting research and development programmes to tackle the effects of a nuclear disaster like
inhibiting the harmful radiations from spreading over a large area, etc.
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Nuclear Facilities in India are designed, constructed, commissioned
and operated in conformity with relevant nuclear safety requirements. Though
the engineered safety features incorporated in the nuclear facilities ensure
that the probability for any major accident is extremely small, emergency
preparedness and response plan (EPR) are developed on scientific basis and
exercised regularly to minimise any possible
radiological consequences. These include early
detection of abnormal situations, Source Term (Radioactivity release)
estimation, Radiological Dispersion Studies, Radiological Impact Prediction,
Development of the state of the art radiation monitoring instruments, Dosimetry, Decontamination Techniques, Studies of
Radioactivity migration into soil, Decision Support Systems etc.
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) promotes
R&D work in support of its regulatory decisions pertaining to nuclear and
radiation facilities. AERB implements the safety analysis and R&D
projects through in-house divisions & Safety Research Institute (SRI), Kalpakkam and through funding research projects of
regulatory interests at various reputed universities and academic
institutions under the Committee for Safety Research Programmes
(CSRP). The safety analysis work carried out in nuclear and radiation safety
areas are:-
(i)
Reactor Safety analysis including deterministic and probabilistic safety
analysis
(ii) Reactor Physics
(iii) Severe Accident Analysis
(iv) Hydrogen Distribution
and Mitigation
(v) International
Collaborative Safety Analysis Exercises
(vi) Structural Analysis
(vii) Thermal Hydraulic and Radiological
Impact Assessment
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An amount of ₹
31 crore has been allocated under the XII
Plan Project of BARC titled “Development of National Level Preparedness for
Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies”.
In addition to above, AERB has been funding a number
of projects involving experimentation and analysis related to accident
phenomena and accident mitigation in nuclear power plants. These projects have
been useful in arriving at the safety requirements and for refining the
computational tools. AERB experts are also participating in some of the
research projects conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the
Nuclear Energy Agency of Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
AERB has allocated an annual budget of ₹
2 crore for funding the Safety Research Projects. The
outcome from these projects is used as an input for regulatory decisions.
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