India: ‘Uranium shortfall will continue for some years’

The mismatch between uranium demand and supply in the country would continue for some years despite the efforts to secure additional supply of the commodity, said Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Secretary Anil Kakodkar.

India’s nuclear power plants have been working at about half their capacity of 4,000 mw due to shortage of the fuel.
“India is also exploring the possibilities of importing uranium,” he said. He hinted that the sourcing process would ease if the civil nuclear cooperation programme with the US comes off.

The government was also looking at using thorium, a non-fusile material, as a long term energy source.

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