Department of Atomic Energy
Acquisition of Uranium Reserves
Posted On:
27 DEC 2017 6:48PM by PIB Delhi
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), which has a mandate to identify and evaluate mineral resources of uranium, has so far established 2,73,956 tonne in situ U3O8 (2,32,315 tonne U) as on November, 2017. State-wise details of the uranium resources are given below:
|
State
|
Uranium resource
|
|
U3O8 (t)
|
U (t)
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1,44,541
|
1,22,570
|
|
Telangana
|
18,550
|
15,731
|
|
Jharkhand
|
67,712
|
57,420
|
|
Meghalaya
|
23,040
|
19,538
|
|
Rajasthan
|
9,421
|
7,989
|
|
Karnataka
|
4,682
|
3,970
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3,986
|
3,380
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
785
|
666
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
100
|
85
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
784
|
665
|
|
Maharashtra
|
355
|
301
|
|
Total
|
2,73,956
|
2,32,315
|
This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
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