Nuclear Security Governance in India: Institutions, Instruments, and Culture (2019)

Report, Sandia; Mishra, Sitakanta; Jacob, Happymon

doi:10.2172/1678824

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“…While some facilities are solely guarded by the CISF, there are others like the Heavy Water Plant in Hazira which is guarded by security personnel of Krishak Bharti Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO) in collaboration with the state Police personnel, and Institute of Plasma Research (IPR) at gandhi Nagar which is guarded by private security personnel. Therefore, there is an absence of a unified and standardised security apparatus across the country 15 .…”

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Nuclear Security Architecture & Radiological Disaster Response in India Progress and Challenges

Singh

2021

Def. Life. Sc. Jl.

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The nuclear security architecture in India is three-fold: the infrastructure security including physical security of the nuclear plant; port and border security including training and capacity building to prevent any illicit trafficking of nuclear material into the country and; the inter-institutional coordination at the Centre and State level during radiological emergencies. However, there exist structural weaknesses that need to be accounted for in all these three areas. It is imperative to develop capacities not only for safe handling, transport and disposal of nuclear material but also instituting stringent cyber-security laws, border security measures and functional Centre-State coordination in crisis situation for the safety and security of the general population. The following paper seeks to address these challenges and provide recommendations for strengthening the nuclear security and disaster response framework in India. The paper draws recommendations from the 2019 IPCS workshop on Smuggling and Radiation Detection, on the illicit trafficking of radioactive materials supported by the Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD) of the United States Department of Energy (DOE).

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Nuclear Security Architecture & Radiological Disaster Response in India Progress and Challenges

Singh

2021

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“…Though DAE unequivocally stressed that India's nuclear programme was 100 per cent safe, it was compelled to undertake several mitigating measures after the accident. Most importantly, DAE received strong instruction to take necessary measures to devise an IRA for nuclear safety (Mishra & Jacob, 2015).…”

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Dynamics of Nuclear Energy Policies in India: A Case Study on the Emergence of Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority

Rabbi

Sabharwal

2018

Indian Journal of Public Administration

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This study analyses the dynamics of nuclear energy policies in India by using Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) and examines the emergence of India’s Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority (NSRA) bill as an outcome of punctuation of policy equilibrium. In doing so, the initial part of the study focuses on origin, diffusion and antecedents of independent regulatory agencies (IRAs) to position PET as a theoretical framework, and in the latter part, we analyse the phenomenon of the emergence of the NSRA bill in light of PET. The study finds that the dynamics of nuclear energy policies in India follow a pattern inscribed in the PET and the emergence of NSRA bill can be ascribed to the punctuation of a long sustaining policy equilibrium maintained from 1948 to 2010. The active engagement of multiple policy venues such as the Parliament and the judiciary, an unprecedented level of public protest and increased media attention triggered by the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident in 2011 catalysed the end of an equilibrium and compelled the policymakers to introduce a bill for establishing an independent regulatory agency, that is, NSRA, to oversee nuclear safety in India.

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The Role of Organizational Culture in Nuclear Security

Joshi,

Lussier,

Kaldenbach

2024

Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies

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In this chapter, the authors discuss the importance of a strong security culture within the nuclear enterprise. Indian author N.K. Joshi argues that culture is a combination of values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors shared among an organization’s members and supported by its leaders. A strong security culture is one that is able to develop and maintain a close partnership between nuclear scientists and engineers and security professionals. U.S. authors Cristina Fekkes Lussier and Karen Kaldenbach argue that organizational culture consists of attitudes, values, and behaviors critical to operational success. They offer a detailed discussion of the Y-12 security breach and the corrective actions taken in its aftermath to demonstrate the vital importance of culture within the nuclear enterprise.

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Nuclear Security Governance in India: Institutions, Instruments, and Culture (2019)

Cited by 4 publications

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Nuclear Security Architecture & Radiological Disaster Response in India Progress and Challenges

Nuclear Security Architecture & Radiological Disaster Response in India Progress and Challenges

Dynamics of Nuclear Energy Policies in India: A Case Study on the Emergence of Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority

The Role of Organizational Culture in Nuclear Security

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