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Was a former Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) chairman prevented from expressing his views on the nuclear safety Bill because he harboured reservations about some of its provisions?

Dr. A Gopalakrishnan is a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of the Indian government Article Courtesy:Daily News & Analysis (DNA) | Mumbai | Monday, December 5, 2011 Background: The Indian government intends to replace the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board with a newly proposed Nuclear Safety Regulatory AuthorityRead More

  Hearing a recent PIL against India’s current nuclear policy and the need for an independent nuclear regulator, the Supreme Court wanted to know about a few examples of an independent regulatory mechanism. Top nuclear expert A Gopalakrishnan presents the French , the Canadian, and the U.S.models (Editorial Comment in DNA)Read More

The proposed Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority will have fewer powers and less independence than the present authority. On September 7, the government tabled in the Lok Sabha the much-awaited Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011. The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority (NSRA) is being created ostensibly to bring about much-needed independenceRead More