Vedanta to exclude base metals business from sweeping demerger
The group said it will consider the base metals business demerger at a later stage.
India’s very first uranium mine, the Jaduguda mine located in the state of Jharkhand, now hosts a laboratory for conducting experiments in fundamental physics.
The Jaduguda Underground Science Laboratory 550, built in a 37-square-meter cavern buried 905 metres and formerly used for storage, will focus on the search for dark matter. It was built by the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and it is expected to gather the country’s brightest experimental scientists interested in cutting-edge research.
Repurposing the cave in the 50-year-old mine managed by the Uranium Corporation of India required an initial investment of $32,000. Scientists considered this to be the best place to install a low-temperature cesium iodide detector because its depth would shield the device from other particles.
The site’s uranium deposits, which produce 25 per cent of the raw materials needed to fuel India’s nuclear reactors, are located some 300 metres away from the lab. Thus, physicists working there are not concerned about background radiation.
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Niraj Limaye
I don’t understand, why physicists working there ,should not concerned background radiations, because reactor is very close to site? I need more explanation to understand that.
Heart Breaker
UCIL and the government’s position on the issue places it at odds with
many local environmental groups. India needs to
rethink its policy on nuclear mining and reduce its radioactive
footsteps
Arvind Baba
Radioactive waste generated by three government owned mines – Narwapahar, Bhatin and Jadugoda – has spurred fears of a health crisis in the region.
Residents say they suffer from a number of diseases linked to radiation pollution, including congenital deformities, sterility, spontaneous abortions and cancer – yet mining continues unabated near these Indian villages, without proper security measures in place.
Dumping of radioactive waste by the roadside or near the villages may be putting even more people at risk.
Many women in Jadugoda who suffer from radiation-related health problems say they are treated as social outcasts, including Jingi Birulee, 42. She was born with conjoined middle and ring fingers on both hands.
Aarish Mehthab
This is really ironic that India is heavily focusing on building and exploring destructive capabilities rather than investing potentials to development sector. Indian obsession towards nuclear is a never ending phenomenon. Investing so much in nuclear creates an acute deficiency of budget in other sectors. Despite utilizing the indigenous assets, India loves to make its uranium exporting countries happy by purchasing.
Affordable dissertation Wiz
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