Name of Directorates/Divisions

Main responsibility

DRO: Directorate of Regulatory Operations

• Licensing / Authorization/ Approval
• Safety review and assessment
• Operational safety review
• Regulatory Inspection
• Enforcement
• Engagement with interested parties
• Recognition of agencies/institutes

1

OPSD: Operating Plants Safety Division

2

NPSD: Nuclear Projects Safety Division

Projects of nuclear power plants, research / non-power reactors, fuel cycle facilities, mines & mills, industrial plants (and associated activities)

3

RASD: Radiation Applications Safety Division

Projects and operating facilities and activities associated with radiation applications in medicine, industry, research & other societal applications, manufacturing radioisotopes & R&D centres on advanced radiation technologies (accelerators, etc.)

4

DRI: Division of Regulatory Inspection

Programming and conduct of regulatory inspections & managing resident site observer teams

5

SRRC: Southern Regional Regulatory Centre, Chennai

Support in Regulation of nuclear, radiation & industrial facilities in southern region

6

ERRC: Eastern Regional Regulatory Centre, Kolkata

Support in Regulation of nuclear, radiation & industrial facilities in eastern region

7

NRRC: Northern Regional Regulatory Centre, New Delhi

Support in Regulation of nuclear, radiation & industrial facilities in northern region

Name of Directorates/Divisions

Main responsibility

DTS&RD: Directorate of Technical Support & Regulatory Documents

• Regulatory document development
• Technical support to regulatory and management processes
• Research Funding & Grant-in-Aid activity
• Management of National Radiological Emergency Monitoring  Centre, (NREMC)
• IT based platforms and  IT support and services

1

NSAD: Nuclear Safety Analysis Division

• Safety analysis and safety review.
• Development & Maintenance of Computer codes.
• Preparation of repository of inputs decks and associated documentation

2

SRI: Safety Research Institute, Kalpakkam

• Conduct & coordination of safety research and assigned safety review & analysis.
• Preparation and maintenance of research database.
• Coordination & Monitoring of Research Funding & Grant-in-Aid activity of AERB

3

IT&RDD: Information Technology & Regulatory Documents Division

• Regulatory document development & revision
• Review of Nuclear Security ( Also cyber security)
• Information & advanced digital technologies
• IT support and services
• Development of IT based platforms for Records and Information management, regdocs portal, employee survey, etc.

4

DRP&E: Division of Radiation Protection & Environment

• Support in safety review aspects related to radiation protection, waste management, environment impact, emergency preparedness & response plans and exercises
• Monitoring the progress of emergency situation and the response actions
• Management of NREMC,
• Crisis communication, notification of nuclear incident under CLND Act and wide publicity

Name of Directorates/Divisions

Main responsibility

DRA&ER: Directorate of Resource, Administration & External Relations

• Secretarial Support to Board of AERB
• Management Functions
• Functions to Support Core Regulatory Functions
• Administration and Accounts

1

Organisation Support  & External Relations  Division (OS&ERD)

• Human Resource Management
• Budget financial resource, infrastructure management
• Engagement with interested parties (public, media)
• External relations
• Legal and management support
• Secretarial support to Board
• IMS Documentation

2

Admin: Administration Division

Office management, establishment matters, personnel matters, general administration matters

3

Accounts: Accounts Division

Finance matters