Status
INDIA
  • IAEA guidance and WANO recommendations form basis of Y2K contingency planning
  • 400 systems inventoried and tested; internal and external audits of programmes successfully completed
  • Y2K emergency control rooms being established with secure communications
  • Special measures involve using back-up power before rollover
  • 1-3 weeks supply of diesel fuel available on-site at each unit

OVERVIEW
Ten operational nuclear power plants
Four nuclear power plants under construction
Source: IAEA PRIS

CONTACT POINT
Y2K Link:
Y2K Action Force Chairman
A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003, INDIA
+91-11-4365104
+91-11-4364873
Web Site
http://www.y2k.gov.in

MORE REPORTS

NUSAFE Y2K pages
Reported Y2K Status
Attended the IAEA Workshop on Y2K Contingency Planning, November 1999
  • The guidance used for their programme was the IAEA guidance (TECDOC-1072), WANO recommendations and regulator instructions. It has covered all aspects of a compliant programme.
  • Approximately, 400 systems were inventoried at 10 operating units and 2 under construction. In the case of identical items at different units, each was tested independently.
  • Internal and external audits of the programmes have been completed successfully. Regulatory review is underway.
  • Y2K emergency control rooms are being established with secure communications.
  • Currently 1-3 weeks of diesel fuel will be on-site at each unit.
  • Each unit has 200% diesel capacity. It is planned to start and run diesels 2 hours before the rollover and continue until comfortable with the results.
  • NPP Operators Session
  • Regulators Session
  • Y2K Problem Resolution and Contingency Planning in Indian NPPs
  • Y2K Contingency Planning - A Regulatory Overview for Indian NPPs
Attended the IAEA Workshop on the Year 2000 Issue, July 1999 Answered the IAEA Y2K Questionnaire, Earlier 1999
Attended the IAEA Workshop on the Year 2000 (Y2K) Problem, January 1999
IAEA On-Site Missions
None
Media Reports
1 Jan. 2000/BBC: "India Enters New Century Without Y2K Problems - More Details"
17 Dec. 1999/Kyodo News: "India Declares Atomic Energy Sector Y2K Ready"
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