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STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING SHARE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

6th Nuclear Energy Conclave STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING SHARE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY – ENSURING SAFETY & VIABILITY ASHISH JHA. STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING SHARE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY. Why do we need Nuclear Energy? What are the merits of Nuclear Energy? How can we increase the share of Nuclear Energy?.

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STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING SHARE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

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  1. 6th Nuclear Energy ConclaveSTRATEGY FOR ENHANCING SHARE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY – ENSURING SAFETY & VIABILITY ASHISH JHA

  2. STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING SHARE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY • Why do we need Nuclear Energy? • What are the merits of Nuclear Energy? • How can we increase the share of Nuclear Energy?

  3. Why do we need Nuclear Energy? • India is Energy hungry country • To fuel the Economic Growth • Shortage of fossil fuels • Rising dependency on energy imports • Renewable energy is the only other option

  4. What are the merits of Nuclear Energy? • Nuclear power is an intense source of energy • There is an Immense pressure on rail, port and other infrastructure • Smaller land needed for setting up a nuclear power station • Nuclear power is environmentally benign • Major facilitator in de-carbonising the energy sector • India has the vision and expertise

  5. How can we increase the share of Nuclear Energy? • Political stability and Governments will • Time to strengthen AERB • Upgrade current Atomic Energy Act of 1962 • International restrictions by NSG • Limited foreign technology provision • Civil nuclear cooperation agreements • Explore new mines for fuel • “Make in India”

  6. ENSURING SAFETY & VIABILITY • Safety V/s Defense in Depth? • How can Nuvia India contribute? • Perception about safety? • Lesson learnt and forgotten? • Aging management - a new safety challenge

  7. Safety V/s Defense in Depth “Evil Plans” System ‘holes’ Ineffective tools Abnormal situations nb: for a reactor accident, evil plans might be replaced by unsafe acts, inadequate training, etc Latent failures at the managerial level Realizable Damage to humans and/or infrastructure Psychological precursors Defense in Depth Adapted from “Human Error”, James Reason, Cambridge, 1990

  8. How can Nuvia India contribute? Radiation Protection Services • Knowledge Partner- Provide Radiation Protection Training Programmes • Radiological Monitoring Instrument (RMI) Calibration Services • Radiation Protection Advisory Service • Waste Characterisation and Assay Services • Radiation Dosimetry • Operational support for HPU • Design & Commissioning of RMI calibration facilities

  9. Perception about safety? • Can we defy Murphy’s Law - ‘Anything that can go wrong will go wrong’ • Operational incidents in NPPs in India • Turbine hall fire incident at Narora unit-1 in 1993 • MAPS shutdown due to Tsunami waves on 26th December, 2004. • Understanding of natural hazards is ever-evolving • Due conservatism and extra caution is needed • Safety should be attitude rather than norm

  10. Lesson learnt and forgotten? • A nuclear accident ‘anywhere’ is a nuclear accident ‘everywhere’ • Lessons learned from Three Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents • Can Fukushima happen in India?

  11. Aging management - a new safety challenge • Nuclear power plants experience two kinds of time dependent changes: • Physical ageing of Systems, Structures and Components (SSCs) • Obsolescence of SSCs • Modifying existing plants requires responsiveness – PLE by NUVIA • Concrete treatment • Fire, Flood and Radiological Protection • Structural reinforcement • Sealing of hoppers and joints • Renovation • Tele-operated equipment • Modifications to waste treatment processes • Anchor maintenance

  12. Support to the Full Project Lifecycle Services Projects, Engineering & Consulting PLEX Commission Design Manufacture Construct Concept Remediate Installation Operations Demolish Decommission 15

  13. NUVIA INDIA - YOUR NUCLEAR PARTNER

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