Atomic Energy Regulatory Board today said it would carry out a comprehensive reassessment of safety and emergency mitigation measures at all the Indian nuclear power plants, in the light of the crisis in Japan.AERB said in Mumbai that emergency-preparedness plans exist for all nuclear power plants in India, and they are periodically rehearsed. AERB Secretary R Bhattacharya said here in a statement that the board is constantly monitoring the situation at Japan'sCrisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plan.He said, out of the 20 reactors India, only Tarapur Atomic Power Station's units one and two are Boiling Water Reactors similar to ones at Fukushima.
News On AIR | March 15, 2011 8:55 PM
Atomic energy board to reassess safety of Indian nuclear plant