The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited will consider modifications in the Standard Operating Procedures which are used to operate the nuclear plants in India.
In the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) will consider modifications in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which are used to operate the nuclear plants in India.
“SOPs is a written document, which explains how the plant runs and details on how the people are being trained. The emergency operating procedures are designed by imagining the possible threats and accidents. We will get all the reports on the nuclear tragedy from Japan in a few months, which we will compare with our SOPs. If we find that if there are things which can be included in it, to enhance our SOPs, then we will include those modifications,” said Shashikant Dharne, associate director, safety and IT, NPCIL, in an informal press briefing at Vikram Sarabhai Centre at Anushaktinagar.
NPCIL officials said that even the Evolutionary Pressurised Reactors (EPR) going to be installed at the proposed 9,900MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) could be upgraded in its design, if found necessary.
JNPP project director CB Jain said that as of now there are no issues with the EPR design. “But following further investigations of the safety measures existing in the nuclear plants in India, there is a possibility of a few changes in the reactor’s design. If the changes are necessary considering India’s environment and climate, we will go ahead with it,” said Jain. He added that the plant construction is done considering the seismic activity of the area. “Since the construction work of the plant is not yet started, it will not be a problem to do changes in the design,” he said.
The NPCIL also announced that the height of the break water wall will be increased to 10m, than the recommended 7.5 by the Central Water and Power Research Station. “The 24.5m plateau will be cut till the 10m height, from the base safety point of view. The debris coming out of it, will be used to construct the 10m high wall giving power plant the necessary protection from events such as tsunami and flooding,” announced Jain.
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