India has joined the Multinational Design Evaluation Programme, MDEP, an initiative to leverage resources and knowledge of nuclear regulators in reviewing new reactor designs. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, AERB will represent India at the MDEP.

The AERB has become the first new member of the MDEP since its inception in 2006. An MDEP statement said that the Policy Group's decision to induct India is based on careful consideration of information provided by the AERB, concerning its role and duties as well as India's nuclear regulatory framework.