A study by experts has negated fears of health hazards from mining of uranium in Meghalaya, even as the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) sought to convince the local people that the proposed mining project would pave the way for a massive development of the state.
Having faced stiff opposition from [...]
A uranium shortage has India’s nuclear plants running below capacity.
The government admitted the shortage along with declining profits only last week, the Times of India reported.
“Currently, there is a mismatch in the demand and supply of indigenous uranium. As a result, this capacity is being operated at lower power level, matching fuel supply,” a government [...]
The Uranium Corp of India Ltd (UCIL) is going ahead with its mining and milling project in West Khasi hills of Meghalaya despite opposition from NGOs, the government said Wednesday.
“UCIL proposes to set up a mine and mill near Kylleng Pyndengsohiong Mawthabah in the West Khasi Hills district,” Prithiviraj Chavan, the minister of state in [...]
After over 15 years of uncertainty, uranium mining in Meghalaya took a step towards reality with the State’s Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) finally deciding to hold a public hearing at the proposed site for open cast mining.
Public hearing is mandatory as per guidelines of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
According to MSPCB member secretary D [...]
The UPA government is learned to have initiated a complete review of the availability of uranium to fuel its nuclear power plants, in the wake of the successful culmination of the Indo-US agreement for peaceful use of nuclear power.
India is likely to acquire economically viable uranium deposits abroad to exploit them for peaceful domestic use, [...]
India has to aggressively exploit its limited uranium reserves while seeking opportunities for international nuclear cooperation without affecting the autonomy of its atomic energy programme, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar said today.
Addressing members of the Department of Atomic Energy at a function here to mark 50 years of Asia’s first nuclear research reactor Apsara, [...]
