India imports 100 tons of uranium for use in nuclear power plants

Answering a question at Lok Sabha (India’s lower house of parliament) on March 30, Jitendra Singh, Minister of Human Resources, Public Claims and Pensions and Prime Minister’s Office, said that India is expected to import 100 tons of natural uranium in the form uranium ore for the period from 2022 to 2023.

He added that 133 bundles of fuel (the main ingredient in the nuclear reactor’s operating area) are expected to be imported next fiscal year.

According to Mr. Singh, the Government of India has signed an agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation on the supply of fuel for the Russian reactors at Kudankulam during the operation of the reactors. nuclear power plant.

India imports 100 tons of uranium. (Photo: iStock)

India has also signed Uranium Purchase Agreements with Canada, Kazakhstan, Russia and Uzbekistan.

Currently, a stockpile of imported natural uranium is available at the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), thereby fueling the various reactor sites under Agency safeguards. International Atomic Energy (IAEA).

During the period from 2021 to 2022, India does not import nuclear fuel. On the other hand, in fiscal year 2021, 999.82 tons of natural uranium ore were imported from Kazakhstan and 1,000,479 tons were imported from Canada, Singh said.

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