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India's nuclear safety report warns of Fukushima-like disaster
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india-s-nuclear-safety-report-warns-of-fukushima-like-disaster-258138
India's nuclear safety report warns of Fukushima-like disaster
Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Updated: August 23, 2012 10:25 IST
New Delhi: The national auditor's report on India's nuclear safety has raised concerns over a weak regulatory body. In its report on the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board's (AERB) performance audit, the Comptroller and Auditor General has warned a Fukushima or Chernobyl-like disaster if the nuclear safety issue is not addressed by the government.
The AERB, which supervises safety issues at India's 22 running nuclear plants, has no power to make rules, enforce compliance or impose penalty in cases of nuclear safety oversight. It can impose a fine of maximum Rs 500 as a deterrent in cases.
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The auditor also pulled up the nuclear regulator for failing to prepare any safety policy for the country even after three decades of its existence.
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"Even after the lapse of 13 years from the issue of the Safety Manual by AERB, none of the nuclear power plants in the country, including those operating for 30 years, and those which had been shut down, had any decommissioning plan," it said.
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India's nuclear safety report warns of Fukushima-like disaster
Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Updated: August 23, 2012 10:25 IST
New Delhi: The national auditor's report on India's nuclear safety has raised concerns over a weak regulatory body. In its report on the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board's (AERB) performance audit, the Comptroller and Auditor General has warned a Fukushima or Chernobyl-like disaster if the nuclear safety issue is not addressed by the government.
The AERB, which supervises safety issues at India's 22 running nuclear plants, has no power to make rules, enforce compliance or impose penalty in cases of nuclear safety oversight. It can impose a fine of maximum Rs 500 as a deterrent in cases.
<snip>
The auditor also pulled up the nuclear regulator for failing to prepare any safety policy for the country even after three decades of its existence.
<snip>
"Even after the lapse of 13 years from the issue of the Safety Manual by AERB, none of the nuclear power plants in the country, including those operating for 30 years, and those which had been shut down, had any decommissioning plan," it said.
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These things are like ticking time bombs...tick...tick...tick...
