Government today said there is no demand-supply gap of uranium for the nuclear power plants in the country. <br/><br/>In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in Prime Minister office Dr Jitendra Singh said the government has taken measures to augment uranium supply by opening of new mines and processing facilities and importing fuel for reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA safeguards. <br/><br/>He said there are twenty one reactors with an installed capacity of 5780 mega watt and out of them, thirteen with a capacity of 3380 megawatt are under IAEA Safeguards. Eight reactors are fuelled by indigenous uranium.
News On AIR | July 20, 2016 6:06 PM
No demand-supply gap of uranium for nuclear plants in country: Govt