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India’s government will weaken its nuclear safeguards

Government plans nuclear watchdog with limited power, India Today, 10 Sept 11 A new Bill introduced in Parliament for setting up a Nuclear SafetyRegulatory Authority (NSRA) could result in a regulatory system much weaker than the existing one.

Currently, the nuclear industry is regulated by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), which reports to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). After the Fukushima disaster, PM Manmohan Singh had promised a strong and independent regulatory system for India.

Though the proposed regulator will be independent of the DAE, it will work at the mercy of the central government and will have limited powers.

The central government will appoint its chairman and other members, and will also have powers to supersede it….

In matters of safety in design, location, construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of nuclear power plants, the NSRA can only “develop and notify” such standards and codes.– http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/government-plans-nuclear-watchdog-with-limited-powers/1/150613.html

September 10, 2011 - Posted by | India, safety

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