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Nuclear fuel in India
by Hariharan on Jul 21, 2008 01:55 PM   Permalink | Hide replies

India's uranium resources are modest, with 54,000 tonnes U as reasonably assured resources and 23,500 tonnes as estimated additional resources in situ.

Mining and processing of uranium is carried out by Uranium Corporation of India Ltd, a subsidiary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), at Jaduguda and Bhatin (since 1967), Narwapahar (since 1995) and Turamdih (since 2002) - all in Jharkhand near Calcutta. All are underground, the last two being modern. A common mill is located near Jaduguda, and processes 2090 tonnes per day of ore.
India has reserves of 290,000 tonnes of thorium - about one quarter of the world total, and these are intended to fuel its nuclear power program longer-term

What do you all think?

Was it to make us a developed country that America is so sincere to sign the deal even with a minority government?

Poor fellows!

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  RE:Nuclear fuel in India
by Hate Who divides on Jul 21, 2008 02:01 PM   Permalink
You forgot Domiasat Uranium of 16000 tonnes in West Khasi Hills in Meghalya but no mill is installed from the discovery in 1990

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