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.
Bureau Report
