Tummalapalle uranium mine
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 Tummalapalle Uranium Mine
Tummalapalle Uranium Mine
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| Location | Tumalapalli, YSR Kadapa district |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 14°19′N 78°16′E / 14.32°N 78.26°ECoordinates: 14°19′N 78°16′E / 14.32°N 78.26°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Uranium |
| Owner | |
| Company | Uranium Corporation of India |
| Website | www.ucil.gov.in |
The Tummalapalle Mine is a uranium mine in Tumalapalli village located in Kadapa of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Results from research conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission of India in 2011 made the analysts conclude that this mine might have one of the largest reserves of uranium in the world.
On 19 July 2011, Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy, Dr. S. Banerjee who is also the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India confirmed on reserves of 49,000 tonnes and suggested that there could be even three times larger which would make Tummalapalle the mine with the world's largest uranium deposits.
This finding substantially increased India’s capability of producing energy from nuclear plants. As of 2011, India was producing about 3% of its energy from nuclear plants. These findings suggest that this output can be increased to more than 30% by 2050. This domestic uranium find would not only boost India's nuclear energy plans but also help to reduce costs by switching from expensive sources of power like coal.
On 23 Aug 2007 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) of Government of India cleared the setting up of a uranium mine and processing plant by the Uranium Corporation of India with an estimated cost of ₹11.06 billion (US$170 million). After that the Uranium Corporation of India acquired 1,122 acres (454 ha) of government land at ₹50,000 (US$780) per 1 acre (0.40 ha) and 1,118 acres (452 ha) of private land at a price of ₹180,000 (US$2,800) for 1 acre (0.40 ha) of wetland and ₹120,000 (US$1,900) for dry land in Tummalapalle, Rachakundapalle, KK Kottaland, and Mabbuchintalapalle villages in Pulivendula constituency. On 20 November 2007 the then Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy laid the foundation stone for the mine. UCIL commissions Cuddapah Uranium Phase-1 Project with 3000 tonnes on 20 April 2012.
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