A Parliamentary panel today pitched for greater autonomy to the proposed statutory regulator for the nuclear sector, a step that would allow it to earn credibility and trust of the people. It found that certain clauses of the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority (NSRA) Bill regarding removal of chairperson and members of the Authority and the government's power to supersede the regulator may impinge on the functional autonomy.

Committee Chairman T Subbirami Reddy and member Ranjan Prasad Yadav today met Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari and handed over the report on the Bill.