Published on India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia (http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in)

Home > News > CAG pulls up AERB for not preparing nuclear safety policy > CAG pulls up AERB for not preparing nuclear safety policy

CAG pulls up AERB for not preparing nuclear safety policy [1]

Board is yet to develop 27 out of the 168 safety documents despite recommendations by two panels in 1987 and 1997

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Wednesday pulled up the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for not preparing a nuclear and radiation safety policy for the country despite receiving a specific mandate to do so in the order constituting the Board as far back as 1983. In a scathing report tabled in Parliament, the CAG also noted that the Board had yet to develop 27 out of the 168 safety documents despite recommendations made by two panels in 1987 and 1997 that the process of developing safety documents be expedited.

Publication Date: 
24/08/2012
P. Sunderarajan [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Nuclear Safety [4], Radiation [5], Parliament [6], Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) [7], Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL) [8], Radioactive Waste [9], Supreme Court [10], International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [11], Atomic Energy Act 1962 [12], Health Effects [13], Nuclear Power Plants [14], Tarapur APS [15], India [16], Hazardous Waste [17], Corporate Legal Accountability [18]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/cag-pulls-aerb-not-preparing-nuclear-safety-policy

Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/cag-pulls-aerb-not-preparing-nuclear-safety-policy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/p-sunderarajan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-safety
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/radiation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/atomic-energy-regulatory-board-aerb
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-power-corporation-india-npcil
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/radioactive-waste
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/international-atomic-energy-agency-iaea
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atomic-energy-act-1962
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-power-plants
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tarapur-aps
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/corporate-legal-accountability