Uranium Corporation of India limited (UCIl), in association with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will organise a five day training course on ‘Uranium Exploration Strategy, mining and processing techniques’ at Hotel Alcor from April 8-12.
Chairman-cum-managing director of UCIl D Acharya will inaugurate the programme. K K Sarangi, general manager ( corporate planning) of UCIl said that the course has been designed to cover different areas of uranium exploration, mining, processing, waste management etc.
A total of 20 uranium specialists from UCIl and ten from Department of Atomic Energy , Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Director General of Mines Safety and academic institutions are shortlisted to provide specialised training in addition to inputs from two specialists from Australia and Canada.
He said that apart from India delegates would participate from various countries including Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Poland, Philippines and Thailand. Headquartered at Jadugora Uranium Corporation of India limited was incorporated on in 1967. It is a public sector enterprise under the Department of Atomic Energy. UCIl is at the forefront of the Nuclear Power cycle.