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The Department of Atomic Energy has constituted an
Expert Group of 15 specialists with an objective of
interacting with the officials of state government
of Tamil Nadu and spokespersons of the people in the
neighbourhood of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP)
in Tamil Nadu. This Expert Group will explain the
factual position on various aspects of the project
and will also dispel apprehensions of some sections
of the local people. The Expert Group comprises of
renowned academicians, scientists, doctors and
engineers specializing in areas like environmental
science, radiation safety, nuclear reactor design,
nuclear reactor safety, nuclear regulatory aspects,
nuclear waste management, oncology, oceanography,
fisheries, thermal ecology, seismology etc.
The government of Tamil Nadu will be requested to
provide an appropriate platform where the Expert
Group can meet the senior state government
officials, spokespersons of the neighbourhood
identified by the government of Tamil Nadu and can
deliberate on issues raised in the recent times such
as seismicity, tsunami, radiation in the
environment, impact on fishing, thermal ecology,
waste management, etc.
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Name and affiliation |
Area of Specialization |
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1. |
Dr. A. E. Muthunayagam
Vice-Chancellor, Nurul Islam University,
Nagarcoil, Tamil Nadu |
Mechanical Engg
Environmental Science/Oceanography |
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2. |
Dr. M. R. Iyer
Retd. Director, Division of Radiation
Safety, IAEA, Vienna |
Radiation Safety
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3. |
Prof. M. N. Madhyastha
Retd. Professor, Mangalore University |
Thermal ecology |
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4. |
Prof. N. Sukumaran
Director, School of Life Sciences
VELS University, Chennai |
Fisheries
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5. |
Dr. A. K. Pal
Professor, Central Institute of
Fisheries
Education, Versova, Mumbai |
Fisheries |
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6. |
Dr. V. Shantha
Chairperson, Adyar Cancer Institute |
Oncologist
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7. |
Dr. C. S. Pramesh,
Assoc. Professor & Surgeon
Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai |
Oncologist/Surgeon |
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8. |
Prof. Harsh K. Gupta
Panikkar Professor, NGRI, Hyderabad |
Seismology
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9. |
Prof. Kannan Iyer
IIT, Bombay |
Mechanical Engineering Safety Research |
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10. |
Prof. D. V. R. Murthy,
IIT, Madras |
Mechanical Engineering Safety Research |
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11. |
Shri S. K. Mehta
Retd. Director, Reactor Group, BARC |
Nuclear Reactor Design |
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12. |
Shri S. K. Sharma
Former Chairman, AERB |
Nuclear Regulatory aspects |
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13. |
Shri K. Balu
Retd. Director, Nuclear Waste
Management Group, BARC |
Nuclear Waste Management |
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14. |
Dr. S. M. Lee
Raja Ramanna Fellow,
Safety Research Institute, Kalpakkam |
Reactor Safety |
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15. |
Shri W. Stephen Aruldoss Kanthiah
Retd. Director (Operations),
Heavy Water Board |
Chemical Plant Safety |
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