Shillong: NGOs opposing the proposed uranium-mining project in the State have told DAE and UCIL officials, in no uncertain terms, to tell the Centre to abandon its idea of mining uranium here.
Energy-starved India is desperately looking for Uranium discovered in Meghalaya and wants to mine it despite protests.
The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), the public sector company which wants to mine the ore, said that there is no plan to abandon the Rs 1,100 crore uranium mining project in Meghalaya
Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first atomic power plant on Tuesday, moving closer to the start up of a facility that leaders have touted as defying of international efforts to curtail the country's nuclear ambitions.
The Russian-built nuclear power plant in Bushehr has international approval and is supervised by the UN
Kalasapura village of Chikmagalur was a happy little hamlet but things changed for the residents about three decades ago, ever since it is said that there is an Uranium deposit at Rangappanagudda near Kalasapura.
A partial view of Rangappanagudda near Kalasapura in Chikmagalur, where Uranium deposit has been reportedly found.
Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) would soon sign an agreement with Uranium Corporation of India (UCI), both state-run companies, for a joint venture to acquire mining assets abroad to procure uranium.
They're looking at mining assets in Nigeria, Namibia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan.
Shillong: The Leader of Opposition Conrad Sangma has called upon the State Government to ensure health and environmental safety before taking any decision on the controversial uranium mining in the State.
Conrad Sangma, while expressing his grave concern over the proposed uranium mining in the State, said, "Mining is important for the nation, but the State Government should not ignore the local
France urged its citizens on Friday to leave the uranium mining region in Niger after saying it suspected the North African wing of Al Qaeda of kidnapping seven foreigners in the country, including five French citizens. There has been no claim of responsibility.
