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UCIL takes up four new sites for uranium mining: Kakodkar
Mumbai, Oct 30: To enhance nuclear fuel production capacity for the fast expanding programme of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) has begun developing uranium mines at four new sites in the country, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Dr Anil Kakodkar said here today.
Mumbai, Oct 30: To enhance nuclear fuel production
capacity for the fast expanding programme of the Department of
Atomic Energy (DAE), the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd
(UCIL) has begun developing uranium mines at four new sites in
the country, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Dr Anil
Kakodkar said here today.
Addressing DAE members on the Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre's founder's day, coinciding with Dr Homi Bhabha's 94th
birth anniversary, Kakodkar said, UCIL has taken up the work
to develop mines at Banduhurang and Bagjata in Jharkand,
Lambapur in Nalgonda district in Andhra Pradesh and Domiasiat
in Meghalaya.
This is in addition to the already existing four mines at Jaduguda, Narwapahar, Bhatin and Turamdih in Jharkand, he said.
"We are also working to exploit other secondary fuel resources", he said adding, "the nuclear fuel complex is augmenting its zirconium production capacity through expansion of its activities including a new zirconium sponge plant being set up at Palayakayal in Tamil Nadu," Kakodkar said.
Enumerating several achievements of the department, the chairman informed the scientists and engineers that a fifth public sector unit of the DAE - Bharatiya Nabhikiya Nigam (BHAVINI) Ltd has come into existence for the commercial implementation of country's fast breeder reactor technology.
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This is in addition to the already existing four mines at Jaduguda, Narwapahar, Bhatin and Turamdih in Jharkand, he said.
"We are also working to exploit other secondary fuel resources", he said adding, "the nuclear fuel complex is augmenting its zirconium production capacity through expansion of its activities including a new zirconium sponge plant being set up at Palayakayal in Tamil Nadu," Kakodkar said.
Enumerating several achievements of the department, the chairman informed the scientists and engineers that a fifth public sector unit of the DAE - Bharatiya Nabhikiya Nigam (BHAVINI) Ltd has come into existence for the commercial implementation of country's fast breeder reactor technology.
Bureau Report