STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING SHARE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

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