The JUSCO School South Park organised an educational trip to the Uranium Corporation of India limited (UCIl) at Turamdih for the students of Class X on Friday.
The UCIl is a public sector enterprise under the department of atomic energy. It is at the forefront of the nuclear power cycle. It plays a very significant role in India’s nuclear power generation programme. The students visited the Information centre of UCIl to understand the occurrence of uranium and other ores, their mining process, effects of radiation as well as the risk associated with it. They also had a surface visit of UCIl plant which included the ore delivery mechanisms and its processing.
The trip was organised under the guidance of Shovna De, Principal, Jusco School South Park. She said that such educational trips are important in providing real life experiences and developing scientific temperament in the students. Mili Sinha, vice-principal, Soma Banerjee and Gurpreet Singh accompanied the students during the trip.