Indian Uranium Reserves

PIB Press Release

Jul 21, 2016 

Uranium Reserve

Consequent upon Civil Nuclear Cooperation, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has been importing Uranium Ore to meet the Fuel requirements of Safeguarded Nuclear Power Plants. Agreements for import of uranium have been signed with M/s. JSC TVEL Corporation, Russia; M/s. JSC NAC Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan, and M/s. CAMECO, Canada. 

Russia, Kazakhstan and Canada are the countries supplying uranium as on date for creating uranium reserve.

The country-wise details of imports of uranium during the last two years:

Name of the Firm & Country/Year

2014-15

2015-16

Quantity in (MT)

M/s. JSC TVEL Corporation, Russia

296.54*

303.78*

NIL

42.15$

M/s. JSC NAC Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan

283.4#

NIL

M/s. Cameco, Canada

NIL

250.74#

* In the form of Natural Uranium Di-oxide Pellets.

$ In the form of Enriched Uranium Di-oxide Pellets.

# In the form of Natural Uranium Ore-Concentrate.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.