Nuclear Regulatory Authority Bill To Come In Monsoon Session

National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon today said a bill to create the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of India will be tabled in the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.

"The government is taking steps to introduce a bill on Nuclear Regulatory Authority of India in the next session," Menon said here.

NRAI will be an "independent and autonomous organisation" on nuclear issues, he said.

Emphasising the "outstanding safety performance in the 375 reactor years" in India, Menon said nuclear energy remained an economical source of clean energy.

"NRAI will be similar to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, but it will function outside the control of the Atomic Energy Commission. But, we don't know whether it will function directly under the Prime Minister," a senior official of the Department of Atomic Energy, said.

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