Ravi Grover

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name = Ravi B. Grover


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field = Mechanical Engineering
work_institution = Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
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Ravi B. Grover is the founding director of the Homi Bhabha National Institute, the Director of the Department of Atomic Energy's Strategic Planning Group (SPG) and Associate Director of the Technical Coordination & International Relations Group at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050824/main5.htm The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News ] ] . He is a member of the World Nuclear University as a representative of the BARC training school. He is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.

Education and academic career

Dr. R.B. Grover completed his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering in 1970 and joined the staff of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He completed a PhD in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in 1982.

Ravi Grover is well-known in India as a proponent of nuclear energy [http://www.dae.gov.in/press/spg/csd9.pdf] . He is an editor of the International Journal of Nuclear Knowledge Management [ [http://www.wonuc.org/hrm/comite.htm Nuclear Knowledge Management ] ] .

Role in the Indo-US nuclear negotiations

Ravi Grover is one half of the Kakodkar-Grover duo who are chiefly responsible for the success of the Indo-US negotiations that culminated in the 123 agreement signed in July 2007 [ [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070731/asp/opinion/story_8126302.asp The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion ] ] . Anil Kakodkar and Ravi Grover were the technical advisors to India's politicians in the tense negotiations that led to the Indo-US nuclear agreement, a culmination of two years of painstaking negotiations [ [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=73d530f7-17e9-4509-a4fe-339496b72883&ParentID=6b6383d2-a6ac-4f34-b9c3-e87813fa3ddf&&Headline=India+and+the+US+script+nuclear+deal India and the US script nuclear deal- Hindustan Times ] ] [ [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=1c9a7c30-ee59-49b2-84ac-f41d8169be9c&&Headline=123+countdown+to+India-US+nuclear+deal 123 countdown to India-US nuclear deal- Hindustan Times ] ] [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Big_deal_Both_sides_happy/articleshow/2223818.cms Big deal: Both sides happy-India-The Times of India ] ] .

Quoted from Frontline magazine, Volume 24 - Issue 16 :: Aug. 11-24, 2007 [http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/stories/20070824501401800.htm] :

Officials of the DAE called it “a fantastic team effort” and complimented the crucial, but low-key, role of Ravi B. Grover, Director of the DAE’s Strategic Planning Group. According to the DAE, Grover, who is also Director of the Knowledge Management Group of BARC, stood like a rock against the onslaught of American demands. While the core negotiating team comprised officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India’s High Commissioner to Singapore S. Jaishankar, Joint Secretary (Americas) Gayatri Kumar and Grover, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon stepped into the picture when the negotiations reached a decisive stage. In the final round in Washington in July, AEC Chairman and DAE Secretary Anil Kakodkar was available for consultations, although he did not participate directly in the negotiations.

See also

* Bhabha Atomic Research Center
* Homi Bhabha National Institute

References

Publications

* R B Grover, "Strategy followed by India in providing trained manpower for nuclear industry," Opening Keynote, International Conference for Knowledge Management in Nuclear Facilities, June 2007, Vienna, Austria
* R B Grover, "Development of Nuclear Energy Programme and the Role of Government and International Organisations," Special Symposium for the IAEA 50th Anniversary - Global Challenges for the Future of Nuclear Energy and the IAEA, April 2007, Aomori, Japan
* R B Grover, "Can Nuclear Energy be a Response to Energy and Climate in India," Energy and Climate Special Event, January 2007, New Delhi, India
* R B Grover, "Role of nuclear energy in India's energy mix," IANCS bulletin, p. 129, April 2006
* Anil Kakodkar and R B Grover, "Nuclear Energy in India," The Nuclear Engineer, Volume 45, No2, page 31-36, March/April 2004.
* R B Grover, "Indian experience in capacity building as a part of development of atomic energy programme," IAEA-CN-123/K2, 2004
* R B GROVER, "Technology and Knowledge Management in and by the Department of Atomic Energy, India," International Conference on 50 years of Nuclear Power – the Next 50 Years, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Obninsk, Russia, June 27 – July 2, 2004
* R B GROVER and Subhash Chandra, "A Strategy for Growth of Electrical Energy in India," Document No.10, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai, August 2004
* R B Grover, "Nuclear Power and Sustainable Development – a Perspective," IAEA Side Event at CSD-9, UN Secretariat Building, New York, April 19, 2001
* A K Nema, B K Pathak and R B Grover, "India – Nuclear Power for GHG Mitigation and Sustainable Energy Development," Nuclear Power for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, International Atomic Energy Agency, November, 2000.
* R B Grover, "Nuclear Energy: Emerging Trends," CURRENT SCIENCE, Vol 78, No 10, 25 May, 2000
* S S Taliyan, D P Roy, R B Grover, M Singh, G Govindarajan, "Experimental study of the discharge coefficient of pipe perforations," Experiments in Fluids. Vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 348-352. 1995.
* S S Taliyan, D P Roy, R B Grover, M Singh, G Govindarajan, "Dynamics of shut-off rod drop in a PHWR," Nuclear engineering and design, vol. 147, no3, pp. 311-319, 1994.
* V Venkat Raj, R B Grover, L G K Murthy, "Thermal hydraulic analysis of fuel rod cluster for 100 MWt," Symposium on nuclear science and engineering; 13 Mar 1973; Bombay, India

External links

* Richard Black, "Nuclear university promotes atom power," 5 September 2003, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3083382.stm
* Press Trust of India (on Rediff.com), January 13, 2006 20:25 IST, [http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jan/13ndeal1.htm India, US discuss civilian nuclear programme]
* SHISHIR GUPTA, Sunday, February 19, 2006, 0138 hours IST, Indian Express, [http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=88204 Burns back next week to touch up N-deal]
* Monday, February 13, 2006 01:09:22 am The Times Of India, [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1411761.cms Invest in R&D to energise growth]
* Tuesday July 31, 2007, "THE KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR," http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070731/asp/opinion/story_8126302.asp
* 22 July 2007, "Big Deal: Both Sides Happy," http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Big_deal_Both_sides_happy/articleshow/2223818.cms
* 3 August 2007, "123 Agreement addresses most concerns: nuclear scientist," http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/001200708031614.htm
* 3 August 2007, "123 pact addresses most concerns: Nuclear scientist," http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=493033
* 11 September 2008, "Manmohan hosts NSG ‘victory lunch’," http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/11/stories/2008091161091400.htm

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