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{{short description|Indian mechanical engineer and nuclear power expert}}
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'''Vijay Kumar Chaturvedi''' is an Indian mechanical engineer and a nuclear power expert.<ref name="Vijay Kumar Chaturvedi">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=12826217&privcapId=878531 | title=Vijay Kumar Chaturvedi | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2015 | access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref> He is a former Chairman and Managing Director of the [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited]] (NPCIL).<ref name="National Technology Day">{{cite web | url=http://dae.nic.in/?q=node/309 | title=National Technology Day | publisher=Department of Atomic Energy | date=2003 | access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref> 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 Ltd.|Reliance Energy Limited]], a Non-Executive of [[Reliance Power Limited]], Director of the New Power at [[Reliance Infrastructure|Reliance Infrastructure Limited]] and as a Non-Executive Director of Reliance Infrastructure Limited and serves the company as a member of its various committees.<ref name="Former Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited">{{cite web | url=http://www.reliancepower.co.in/about_us/management_team/board_of_directors/details_PARAMS_7.htm | title=Former Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited | publisher=Reliance Power | date=2015 | access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref>

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. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2001.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

== See also ==
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* [[Atomic Energy Commission of India]]
* [[World Association of Nuclear Operators]]

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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}}
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