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Mr. AK Balasubrahmanian

Present Designation:

Director(Technical) Retired, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

Areas of Interest:

  • Clean Energy
  • Academics and Teaching

Specialisation:

  • Nuclear Power Plants
  • Nuclear Design and Safety
  • Detailed (Plant) Engineering
  • Mechanical and Process Design
  • Licensing ( Regulatory)
  • Project Planning
  • Ageing management of plants

Major Professional Contributions:

  • Overall leadership for all Technical matters of Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors ( PHWR) in NPCIL ( as Director-Technical)
  • Design , Development and Engineering of  indigenous, State- of- the-Art 700 MWe  PHWR
  • Design of Reactor Components and Reactor Process Systems for PHWRs
  • Design of First-of-a-kind Reactor Control and Shut Down systems
  • Procurement of major equipment and handling C, PC and EPC contracts for Projects
  • Oversight for Safety in Projects and Operating Stations
  • Obtaining Regulatory Consents and Clearances
  • Ageing management and Technical oversight for safe and continued operation of Stations   

Consultancy Areas:

Sector Associated With:

Nuclear Power

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Energy

Education / Academics

Professional Experience

Experience in implementation of Nuclear Power Plants in the following:-

  •       Design and engineering of Structure, Systems and Components and Integrated plant engineering
  •           Pre-project activities, which include specification, review and analysis of geotechnical & seismo-tectonic inputs, site evaluation report, plant layout etc.
  •           Design   co-ordination
  •         Project planning & monitoring, including execution of Engineering Consultancy contracts
  •        Procurement of NPP components
  •        Design support to Procurement of equipment/ components and execution of packages
  •        Design support to Operating Stations for trouble shooting, event analysis, life management and upgrades.
  •       Regulatory Interface for obtaining Regulatory consents for projects and clearances for Stations
  •       Safety review and obtaining Regulatory clearances for Light Water Reactors.
  •         Participation in preparation of various Regulatory Codes & guides as a member of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Committees.

Keywords

Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor

Nuclear Power Plant

Design

Development

Engineering

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Education

B. Tech (Mechanical)   :   NIT, Calicut

One Year Orientation Course in Nuclear Engineering     :        BARC Training School

Awards and Recognitions

·         NPCIL Unit Recognition Award – 2005

·         NPCIL Special Contribution Award – 2006

·         NPCIL Excellence Award – 2011

·         NPCIL Group Achievement Award – 2015

·         NPCIL Group Achievement Award-2018

Link to Website

INAE Section Affiliated

IX: Energy Engineering

Year of Election to Fellowship

2021

Year of Birth

1961

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