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NATIONAL REPORT To Government of India NATIONAL REPORT to THE CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY Seventh Review Meeting of Contracting Parties, March 2017 August 2016 Government of India NATIONAL REPORT to THE CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY Seventh Review Meeting of Contracting Parties, March 2017 August 2016 This page is intentionally left blank ii Foreword The Government of India ratified the Convention on Nuclear Safety on March 31, 2005. India started presenting its national reports from the 4th Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties of the CNS in 2008. The present national report for the 7th Review Meeting is the fourth one being submitted by India. The Report updates how Government of India continues to fulfill its obligations under Articles 6 through 19 of the Convention. The National Report was prepared in line with the guidelines contained in information circular INFCIRC/572/Rev.5 on “Guidelines regarding National Reports under the Convention on Nuclear Safety”, the summary report of the 6th Review Meeting, additional recommendations for the preparation of national reports for the 7th Review Meeting dated October 8, 2015, and the letter written by President of 7th Review Meeting of CNS to the Contracting Parties in February 2016. All land-based nuclear power plants including storage, handling and treatment facilities for radioactive materials attached to the NPP and directly related to the operation of nuclear power plants are covered in the national report. This report also addresses the national position with regard to the Vienna Declaration on Nuclear Safety for the implementation of the objectives of the CNS. iii This page is intentionally left blank iv CONTENTS Foreword .................................................................................................................................................................. iii List of Acronyms ........................................................................................................................................................ xi List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................................xv List of Tables .............................................................................................................................................................xv INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 GENERAL ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 NATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAMME ................................................................................................. 1 1.2 EMERGING SCENARIO ................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE .................................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 REGULATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES .......................................................................................................... 3 1.5 INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NUCLEAR POWER ................................................................................ 4 1.6 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................. 4 1.7 COMMITMENT TO THE CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY ....................................................................... 5 1.8 NATIONAL REPORT TO THE 7th REVIEW MEETING OF CNS .......................................................................... 5 Annex 1-1 Organisational Structure for Atomic Energy in India ................................................................................ 9 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR ACCIDENT ................................... 11 DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION OF SAFETY DOCUMENTS ......................................................................................... 11 STRENGTHENING OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS .................................................................................................. 12 COMMITMENT TO THE IAEA ACTION PLAN .............................................................................................................. 12 UPDATES ON TOPICS FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW MEETINGS ..................................................................................... 13 Strengthening Legislative framework .......................................................................................................... 13 Periodic Safety Review (PSR) ....................................................................................................................... 13 Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) ......................................................................................................... 13 Severe Accident Management (SAM) .......................................................................................................... 13 Reviews of projects under construction ...................................................................................................... 13 Design support to Operating NPPs ............................................................................................................... 14 Human and organizational factors ............................................................................................................... 14 Use & control of contractors ........................................................................................................................ 14 ADDRESSING THE VIENNA DECLARATION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY .............................................................................. 14 CHALLENGES AND PLANNED MEASURES .................................................................................................................. 16 ARTICLE 6: EXISTING NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS ....................................................................................................... 17 6.0 GENERAL ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 6.1 PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY STATUS OF OPERATING NPPs ....................................................................... 17 6.1.1 Collective dose to occupational workers ......................................................................................... 17 6.1.2 Radiological impact due to operation of NPPs ................................................................................. 17 6.1.3 Operational performance of NPPs ................................................................................................... 18 6.1.4 In-Service Inspections (ISI) ............................................................................................................... 18 6.1.5 IAEA OSART Peer Review of Rajasthan Atomic Power Station -3&4 ................................................ 18 6.1.6 Light water reactors at Kudankulam ................................................................................................ 18 6.2 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS .................................................................................................................................. 19 6.2.1 Coolant channel leaks in KAPS-1&2 ................................................................................................. 19 6.2.2 Leak from primary coolant system at RAPS-2 .................................................................................. 20 6.2.3 Inadvertent release of tritium activity to storm water drain at NAPS in June 2013 ........................ 20 6.2.4 Inadvertent Radiation exposure of radiation worker at TAPS-3&4 on May 17, 2014 ..................... 21 v 6.3 PERIODIC SAFETY REVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 21 6.4 OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE FEEDBACK PROGRAMME ................................................................................ 21 6.5 SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS OF OPERATING NPPs .......................................................................................... 22 6.5.1 Status of implementation of post Fukushima safety enhancements............................................... 24 6. 6 COMPLIANCE WITH OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONVENTION .......................................................................... 24 Annex 6-1: Photographs on safety up-gradations in NPPs ........................................................................................ 25 ARTICLE 7: LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................... 29 7.0 GENERAL ..................................................................................................................................................... 29 7.1 ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .................................. 29 7.1.1 Atomic Energy Act 1962 ..................................................................................................................
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