New Delhi: India's planned expansion of nuclear power capacity could significantly increase its uranium requirement, with Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) alone expected to need around 5,400 tonnes of uranium oxide annually, while domestic production currently meets about 30 per cent of this requirement, according to a Parliamentary Committee's findings.
The Committee on Public Undertakings, in its report on action taken by the government on the performance of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), highlighted the country's continued dependence on imported uranium and called for faster expansion of domestic production.
