Shri A. K. Balasubrahmanian took over charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)

Exam-focused facts from the 8 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Shri A. K. Balasubrahmanian took over charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) on January 01, 2026.
He succeeded the outgoing Chairman, Dr. D. K. Shukla.
Before joining AERB, he served as Chairman of the Project Design Safety Committee for Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR)–based Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) and as a Member of the Safety Review Committee for Operating Plants of AERB.
He has earlier served as Director (Technical) on the Board of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).
He is a mechanical engineer with training in nuclear engineering and is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE).
He has nearly 40 years of experience in the design, development, safety assessment, construction, and commissioning of Nuclear Power Plants.
The AERB was constituted on November 15, 1983, by the President of India under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.