ONGC keen on joint exploration, mining of uranium
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has expressed its desire for joint exploration and mining of uranium with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), the Lok Sabha was informed today.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has expressed its desire for joint exploration and mining of uranium with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), a PSU under DAE, has received a proposal from ONGC conveying its willingness to enter into an MoU for joint exploration and mining of uranium within the country and overseas," Minister of State in PMO Prithviraj Chavan said in a written reply.
In a bid to step up uranium production, UCIL is setting up new mines and mills in Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh and has similar plans for Meghalaya.
Simultaneously, exploration efforts to identify additional prospects by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research have also been augmented, Chavan said.
In reply to a separate question, Chavan said the Government does not have any proposal to amend the Atomic Energy Act 1962.
He was asked whether the government proposes to amend the Atomic Energy Act 1962 in the backdrop of the waiver by Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Civilian Nuclear Agreement with the US.
The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), a PSU under DAE, has received a proposal from ONGC conveying its willingness to enter into an MoU for joint exploration and mining of uranium within the country and overseas," Minister of State in PMO Prithviraj Chavan said in a written reply.
In a bid to step up uranium production, UCIL is setting up new mines and mills in Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh and has similar plans for Meghalaya.
Simultaneously, exploration efforts to identify additional prospects by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research have also been augmented, Chavan said.
In reply to a separate question, Chavan said the Government does not have any proposal to amend the Atomic Energy Act 1962.
He was asked whether the government proposes to amend the Atomic Energy Act 1962 in the backdrop of the waiver by Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Civilian Nuclear Agreement with the US.
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