"The CAG should have discussed it with their legal cell before jumping into wrong conclusions," K S Parthasarathy, former Secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) said.
Stating that the maximum amounts of fines were too low to serve as deterrents against offences/contraventions related to nuclear and radiation facilities which involve substantial risks is too serious a mistake to be ignored, he said.
"I feel strongly that it is fair to ask CAG to apologise to the President, the Parliament and the public for making such an unpardonable misinterpretation of the Atomic Energy Act," Parthasarathy said.
He said the CAG must add a supplementary note to the original report explaining the provision and correcting the wrong interpretation.
The CAG report had stated that the maximum amount of fines (up to Rs 500) was too low to serve as deterrents against offences and contraventions related to nuclear and radiation facilities which involve substantial risks. (MORE)