India / Government Says It Has Imported Uranium From Kazakhstan, Canada And Russia

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Government Says It Has Imported Uranium From Kazakhstan, Canada And Russia
India has imported just over 7,564 tonnes of natural uranium ore (tU) in the past three years, mostly from Kazakhstan and Canada, according to figures released by the government.

India imported 4,557 tU from Kazatomprom of Kazakhstan and 2,988 tU from Cameco of Canada, all in the form of natural uranium ore concentrate.

The figures were released by Indian minister of state for science and technology and earth sciences Jitendra Singh, in written answers to questions in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament.

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