Dinesh Kumar Shukla takes over reins of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: January 03 2023

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Dinesh Kumar Shukla has assumed the charge as chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
He has been appointed on this post for a period of three years.
Shukla was the former executive director of AERB.
Dinesh Kumar Shukla is an internationally-acclaimed expert in the field of nuclear safety, according to a statement from the department of atomic energy.
Shukla joined the Bhabha Atomic Energy research Centre (BARC) in the year 1981.
Shukla has been associated with the commissioning of high flux research reactor Dhruva and later held the position of head for Reactor Operations Division (ROD), BARC.
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board was constituted on November 15, 1983, by the President of India by exercising the powers conferred by the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, to carry out certain regulatory and safety functions under the Act.