PRABAKARAN VELAPPAN
NAGERCOIL
Summary
Accomplished Station Health Physicist with extensive experience at Kaiga Generating Station-1&2, NPCIL. Recognized for successfully implementing ALARA principles to minimize radiation exposure risks and enhancing overall radiological safety protocols. Proven leadership in radiation protection and expertise in Laboratory Radiation counting systems, including Liquid Scintillation Analyser and HPGe Spectroscopy, maintaining a record of zero reportable radiological safety events over five years. Aiming to further advance safety initiatives within the nuclear energy sector.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Station Health Physicist
Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project, NPCIL
Nagercoil
10.2024 - Current
- Partnered with professionals to execute projects on time and maintain budgetary parameters.
- Created manual detailing procedures for ensuring radiation safety.
- Created laboratory procedures to minimize radiation exposure risks.
- Compiled extensive report outlining health physics mandates for KKNPP units 3 and 4 commissioning.
- Designed comprehensive specifications and created budget estimates focused on radiation instruments and counting systems.
Station Health Physicist
Kaiga Generating Station-1&2, NPCIL
Karwar
01.2018 - 10.2025
- Spearheaded the management and coordination of radiation safety operations over six years.
- Implemented policies ensuring compliance with established radiation protection protocols.
- Ensured high radiological safety standards among twelve operating twin-unit stations in India.
- Introduced an innovative, sensitive approach for identifying faulty steam generators swiftly via Cherenkov Radiation counting.
- Refined manual governing radiation procedures at the station.
- Assisted in formulating an extensive manual for radiation emergency preparedness.
- Enhanced structure of sectional documentation for the quality management system.
- Prepared and implemented improved Health Physics job procedures, station instructions, and guidelines.
- Effectively implemented radiation protection standards in high-activity component removal from the reactor core, and its transport and disposal.
- Ensured safe storage, security, control, and handling of standard radioactive sources in the station.
- Carried out annual Collective Dose budget planning, review, and ALARA implementation, and maintained life dose records.
- Prepared and issued periodical safety review reports on radiation safety aspects.
- Ensured no case of reportable events on radiological safety during the last five years at Kaiga Generating Station-1 and 2 by effective control and monitoring of radiation exposures, movement of personnel and materials, spread of contamination, and effluent releases within specified limits, site radiological surveillance, etc., despite taking up many high-active and outage activities.
Education
Master of Science - Physics
Annamalai University
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu 12-2001
Health Physics - Occupational Radiation Protection, Health Physics
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Mumbai, India 10-1991
Bachelor of Science - Physics, Mathemetics, Applied Electronics
Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai, Tamilnadu04-1988
Skills
- Leadership in Radiation Protection
- Effective implementation of radiation safety procedures
- Performance Indicator Monitoring
- ALARA Compliance Expertise
- Decontamination Management
- Oversight of Controlled Radiation Areas
- Radioactive release monitoring and control
- Laboratory Operations Management
- Low-Level Alpha/Beta Counter Setup
- Liquid Scintillation Counter Proficiency
- Expertise in HPGe Spectroscopy
- Performance monitoring of radiation monitoring systems
- Performance-Driven Team Development
- Radiological Safety Reporting
Accomplishments
NPCIL High Performers Group Achievement Award as an interdisciplinary member for contributions to the world record-setting 962 days of continuous operation of KGS-1.
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Malayalam
Proficient (C2)
C2
Kannada
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Certification
Health Physics Training Course by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India.
International Workshop on Emergency Consequence Management (07/2019 - 07/2019), IAEA, Vienna, Austria.
Occupational Radiation Protection based on General Safety Guide No. GSG-7, International Atomic Energy Agency.
Designated Radiological Safety Officer at Kaiga Generating Station-1 & 2 and Waste Management Centralized Facility, Kaiga Site, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Government of India.
Inclusive Leadership, Coursera.
Internal Auditor Training on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 18001, Bureau of Indian Standards.
Design of Training, Thames Valley University, United Kingdom, in association with the Training Division, Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Station Health Physicist
Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project, NPCIL
10.2024 - Current
Station Health Physicist
Kaiga Generating Station-1&2, NPCIL
01.2018 - 10.2025
Health Physics Training Course by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India.
International Workshop on Emergency Consequence Management (07/2019 - 07/2019), IAEA, Vienna, Austria.
Occupational Radiation Protection based on General Safety Guide No. GSG-7, International Atomic Energy Agency.
Designated Radiological Safety Officer at Kaiga Generating Station-1 & 2 and Waste Management Centralized Facility, Kaiga Site, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Government of India.
Inclusive Leadership, Coursera.
Internal Auditor Training on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 18001, Bureau of Indian Standards.
Design of Training, Thames Valley University, United Kingdom, in association with the Training Division, Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
Master of Science - Physics
Annamalai University
Health Physics - Occupational Radiation Protection, Health Physics
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Bachelor of Science - Physics, Mathemetics, Applied Electronics
Madurai Kamaraj University
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