Lok Sabha Question No. 4086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Nuclear Emergency Situation
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4086

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## NUCLEAR EMERGENCY SITUATION

4086.  SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether training is imparted to employees of nuclear power plants to deal with emergency situations/natural disasters like earthquake/tsunami;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  training  programmes  organised  during  the  last  three years and the current year, year and plant-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR,  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  AND PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) A  structured  training  programme  for  training  the  plant  personnel  on  various plant  procedures  including  Emergency  Operating  Procedures  (EOP)  for handling off-normal conditions is in place.  The emergency procedures include contingencies  arising  out  of  floods,  tsunamis,  cyclonic  storms,  earthquakes and  fire.    Tsunamis  and  cyclonic  storms  are  relevant  to  coastal  sites  and training covers these aspects for the personnel at coastal sites.  The relevant training  programmes  on  EOPs  for  off-normal  conditions  are  being  regularly conducted in batches for the plant personnel at all the nuclear power plants. Regular  re-training on  these  topics  is  also  imparted  to  the  operations personnel,  as  a  part  of  the  licensing  process.    The  details  of  training programmes are given in annexure.
- (c) Does not arise.

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## Annexure

| Station    |   Number of training program on natural disasters like earthquake / tsunami, year wise |   Number of training program on natural disasters like earthquake / tsunami, year wise |   Number of training program on natural disasters like earthquake / tsunami, year wise | Number of training program on natural disasters like earthquake / tsunami, year wise   |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|            |                                                                                   2013 |                                                                                   2014 |                                                                                   2015 | 2016 (Upto July)                                                                       |
| TAPS-1&2   |                                                                                     15 |                                                                                     20 |                                                                                     16 | 19                                                                                     |
| TAPS-3&4   |                                                                                     26 |                                                                                     12 |                                                                                     41 | 6                                                                                      |
| RAPS-1&2   |                                                                                     13 |                                                                                     18 |                                                                                     22 | 20                                                                                     |
| RAPS-3&4   |                                                                                     18 |                                                                                     18 |                                                                                     27 | 20                                                                                     |
| RAPS-5&6   |                                                                                     13 |                                                                                     19 |                                                                                     17 | 22                                                                                     |
| MAPS       |                                                                                     32 |                                                                                     24 |                                                                                     26 | 13                                                                                     |
| NAPS       |                                                                                     33 |                                                                                     10 |                                                                                     14 | 9                                                                                      |
| KAPS       |                                                                                     21 |                                                                                     12 |                                                                                     34 | 17                                                                                     |
| KGS-1 to 4 |                                                                                     61 |                                                                                     24 |                                                                                     48 | 37                                                                                     |
| KKNPP      |                                                                                      8 |                                                                                      2 |                                                                                     16 | 12                                                                                     |
| Total      |                                                                                    240 |                                                                                    159 |                                                                                    261 | 175                                                                                    |

TAPS - Tarapur Atomic Power Station, Tarapur, Maharashtra RAPS - Rajasthan Atomic Power Station, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan MAPS - Madras Atomic Power Station, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu NAPS - Narora Atomic Power Station, Narora, Uttar Pradesh KAPS - Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, Kakrapar, Gujarat KGS - Kaiga Generating Station, Kaiga, Karnataka

- KKNPP - Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu

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