{"id":127682,"date":"2026-10-06T13:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=127682"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:57:25","slug":"uranium-corporation-of-india-limited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/uranium-corporation-of-india-limited\/","title":{"rendered":"Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Uranium Corporation of India Limited Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior officers, scientists, engineers, technical personnel, and other employees of Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) celebrated the PSU\u2019s diamond jubilee in Jaduguda recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Uranium Corporation of India Limited\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the<\/span><b> Department of Atomic Energy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on October 4, <\/span><b>1967<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UCIL is the <\/span><b>main organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>mines and processes uranium ore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to meet the <\/span><b>fuel needs of India\u2019s nuclear power program.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It plays an important role in the country\u2019s nuclear power cycle and <\/span><b>provides uranium for <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/nuclear-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past six decades, the corporation has <\/span><b>developed expertise across underground and open-cast mining,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ore processing, technology development, occupational safety, radiation protection, and environmental management.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company <\/span><b>operates six underground mines <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Bagjata, Jaduguda, Bhatin, Narwapahar, Turamdih, and Mohuldih) and <\/span><b>one open pit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Banduhurang) in the state of <\/span><b>Jharkhand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ore produced from these mines is processed at two processing plants located in Jaduguda and Turamdih.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UCIL also <\/span><b>operates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an<\/span><b> underground mine and processing plant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Tummalapalli, <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ranchi\/on-diamond-jubilee-year-ucil-plans-mining-projects-in-rajasthan-andhra-pradesh\/articleshow\/134711528.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uranium Corporation of India Limited is a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Department of Atomic Energy. 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