SAFETY RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

A. RAMAKRISHNA
SAFETY ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION
ATOMIC ENERGY REGULATORY BOARD
MUMBAI
 COMMITTEE FOR SAFETY RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
(CSRP)

CSRP is constituted by AERB

Functions of CSRP

 To frame rules, regulations and guidelines for the research

projects

 To recommend, evaluate and monitor the research projects

 Recommends financial assistance to universities, research

organisations and professional associations for holding symposia
and conferences of interest to AERB
 RESEARCH PROJECTS
Eligibility

 Organisations seeking the support of AERB are expected to have

the basic infrastructure needed to carry out such research
projects.

 The facilities available may be suitably augmented to a limited

extent with the help of research grants made by AERB.

 AERB funds for selected research projects will be made available

to members of faculties of universities and other research
organizations.

 Proposals from persons who apply in individual capacity and not

through organizations will not be considered.

 All applications for grants should be made through the Head of

the Organization in which the project is proposed to be carried
out.
 Tenure

The normal duration of a research scheme would be

two to three years from the date of the issue of
sanction.

Financial grants will be made on an annual basis.

The progress of the projects will be reviewed for

renewal of the projects.
 Procedure for Applying
• Ten copies of the application for research proposals for the
year should be submitted to Member Secretary, Committee
for Safety Research Programmes (CSRP), Atomic Energy
Regulatory Board, Niyamak Bhavan, Anushakti Nagar,
Mumbai-400 094 on or before November 30. This is for
funding in the ensuing financial year.

• The Head of the Organization in which the proposed work is

to be carried out should endorse at least one copy of the
proposal sent to AERB.

• The proposer and the organization in which the work will be

carried out will be required to accept the terms and
conditions.
 Consolidated Terminal Reports
Every investigator must submit five copies of a
consolidated terminal report within three months
of the terminal date of the project to the Member
Secretary of the CSRP.

The consolidated report should be a self-

contained complete document and not a
compilation of papers published.

Two copies of all the papers published/submitted

for publication based on work done under the
AERB project should also be sent along with this
report.
 Components of Research Grants
Basically, AERB will fund the research project for items
such as equipment, consumables, stipends for staff
exclusively employed for the project, and computation
charges and other contingencies that may be required to
complete the project successfully.

Only those items including equipment, which are

essential for carrying out the project effectively and
expeditiously are granted by AERB.

Grants for foreign travel will not be provided.

No payments are made to the Principal Investigator and

additional members of the faculty who may be working as
co-investigators. The categories of staff granted under
the project are separately indicated in the sanction.
 AREAS OF INTEREST TO AERB

 Industrial and Medical Applications of

Radiation

 Radiation Protection and Radiation

Dosimetry

 Radiation Sources for Research Purpose

 Radioactive Waste Management

 AREAS OF INTEREST TO AERB

Radio Metallurgy and Chemistry of

Nuclear Reactors

Reactor Physics and Thermal Hydraulics

of Nuclear Reactors

Fluid-Structure Interactions in Nuclear

Reactors

Nuclear Reactor Civil and Structural

Engineering
 AREAS OF INTEREST TO AERB

Nuclear Reactor Safety : Deterministic and

Probabilistic

High Energy Particle Accelerator

Environment Impact Assessment of

Nuclear Reactors

Fire and Industrial Safety in Nuclear

Reactors
 The information given in the talk is
available on website. For more details,
You are requested to visit the site.
 www.aerb.gov.in
THANK YOU