Published 2010
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Uranium industry of India: a perspective
Description
This paper presents a brief outline of the uranium industry in India. In particular, the mining, ore processing and tailings management technologies used in operations of the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. (UCIL) are described. Challenges to meet the increasing demand of uranium and to expand the nuclear energy sector are outlined. Future prospects, including indigenous efforts and overseas opportunities, are explored. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- The Canadian Inst. of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
- Imprint Place
- Westmount, Quebec (Canada)
- ISBN
- 1-894475-97-6
- Imprint Title
- Uranium 2010: The Future is U. Proceedings Volume 1 and 2
- Imprint Pagination
- 2 v.
- Journal Page Range
- (v.1) p. 185-191
Conference
- Title
- 3. International Conference on Uranium; 40. Annual Hydrometallurgy Meeting
- Acronym
- Uranium 2010 The Future is U
- Dates
- 15-18 Aug 2010
- Place
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 48061113
- Subject category
- S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- INDIA; MILL TAILINGS; MINERAL INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; ORE PROCESSING; URANIUM; URANIUM MINES; URANIUM REQUIREMENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; ASIA; DEMAND; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; INDUSTRY; METALS; MINES; PROCESSING; SOLID WASTES; TAILINGS; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; WASTES