PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR SAFETY AND SECURITY

• Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is the sole authority for nuclear & radiation safety of civilian facilities in India, operating an Integrated Management System (IMS) that unifies safety, radiation protection, and nuclear security regulation.
• Constituted on 15 November 1983 under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962; reports to the Atomic Energy Commission (not directly to DAE for safety mandate).
• High Prelims salience (codes, treaties, year-pegs) and Mains relevance (GS-III internal security/S&T; GS-II international treaties).