Correct Answer : Dinesh Kumar Shukla
Senior nuclear scientist, Dinesh Kumar Shukla has been appointed as the chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for a period of three years.
* He has succeeded G. Nageswara Rao to the top post.
* Prior to this role, he has been the executive director of the AERB.
* He was a graduate in mechanical engineering from the Jabalpur University, Shukla joined the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in 1981.
* He has been associated with the commissioning of high-flux research reactor Dhruva and later, held the positions of reactor superintendent of the Dhruva Research Reactor and the head of the Reactor Operations Division (ROD) at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
* As the head of the
ROD,
BARC, he was responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the research reactors at Trombay..
Source : Economic Times
