V. K. Chaturvedi

V. K. Chaturvedi
Born	India
Occupation(s)	Mechanical engineer Nuclear power expert
Awards	Padma Shri

Vijay Kumar Chaturvedi is an Indian mechanical engineer and a nuclear power expert. ^[1] He is the former Chairman and Managing Director of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). ^[2] He did his graduate studies in mechanical engineering at Vikram University- Samrat Ashok Technological Institute in 1965 and secured a master's degree in nuclear engineering from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Training School, Trombay.

After superannuating from NPCIL, Chaturvedi joined the Reliance Industries, served in such various capacities as that of a Director of New Power of Reliance Energy Limited, a Non-Executive of Reliance Power Limited, Director of the New Power at Reliance Infrastructure Limited and as a Non-Executive Director of Reliance Infrastructure Limited and serves the company as a member of its various committees. ^[3]

Chaturvedi is a former member of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and has chaired the Tokyo Centre of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). He has also been a member of the Board of Governors of WANO for two years. In 2001, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India. ^[4]

See also

• India portal

• Atomic Energy Commission of India
• World Association of Nuclear Operators

References

1. "Vijay Kumar Chaturvedi". Bloomberg. 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
2. "National Technology Day". Department of Atomic Energy. 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
3. "Former Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited". Reliance Power. 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
4. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.