of india type public industry uranium mining uranium processing founded 1967 headquarters singhbhum india products uranium concentrate website ucil.gov.in uranium corporation of india ucil is a centrally owned public sector undertaking psu under the department of atomic energy for uranium mining and uranium processing . the corporation was founded in 1967 and is responsible for the mining and milling of uranium ore in india . 1 the firm operates mines at jadugora bhatin narwapahar turamdih and banduhurang 2 contents 1 mines 1.1 jaduguda 1.2 bhatin 1.3 narwapahar 1.4 turamdih 1.4.1 bagjata 2 new projects 3 controversies 4 references 5 external links mines edit jaduguda edit it is the first uranium mine of india which started its operations in 1967 . this mine is located in the state of jharkhand . 3 jadugoda process plant is located close to the mine which is used for the processing of the uranium ore . the ore from bhatin and narwapahar mines is also processed here . bhatin edit this mine is located 3 km away from jaduguda and shares most of the infrastructure with the jaduguda mine . narwapahar edit this mine was commissioned in april 1995 . it is known to be the most modern mine of the country . turamdih edit turamdih mine is located 24 km to the west of jaduguda and five km south to tatanagar railway station which is on howrah mumbai main line . it was commissioned in 2003 . turamdih processing plant has been set up to treat the ore from turamdih banduharang and mohuldin mines . bagjata edit bagjata mines is an underground mine in east singhbhum district of jharkhand . new projects edit ucil has taken up activities to start two underground mines in jharkhand . uranium reserves have been found in the state of andhra pradesh and the construction of an underground mine has started in cuddapah district . 4 controversies edit there was criticism from certain sections of the local community that the mining operations of ucil were resulting in harmful radiation to the public . 5 ucil was also among the 63 indian establishments put under sanction by usa in 1998 . 6 the mining activities of ucil in the khasi hills were also fiercely opposed by the local tribals protesting against potential health effects . 7 references edit uranium productionfrom ore to yellow cake . the hindu . 1999 09 10 . retrieved 2009 10 19 . mines . ucil . retrieved 2009 10 19 . http wikimapia.org lat 22.6485714 & lon 86.3632894 & z 16 & l 0 & m s & v 9 http www.ucil.gov.in chakrabarti ashis 1998 09 19 . angry villagers take on uranium corporation . indian express . retrieved 2009 10 19 . barc among 63 blacklisted institutions . 26 july 1998 . retrieved 2009 10 19 . tribes dig in to fight uranium . bbc news . 5 may 2003 . retrieved 2009 10 19 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help external links edit official uranium corporation of india website uranium corporation of india at department of atomic energy v t e central public sector companies of india air india balmer lawrie 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exploration and research nuclear fuel complex bhabha atomic research centre barc cirus reactor dhruva reactor heavy water board raja ramanna centre for advanced technology indira gandhi centre for atomic research igcar institute for plasma research ipr pokhran pokhran ii smiling buddha variable energy cyclotron centre vecc organisations atomic energy commission of india atomic energy regulatory board aerb bharatiya nabhikiya vidyut nigam ltd. bhavini board of radiation and isotope technology brit department of atomic energy homi bhabha national institute nuclear power corporation of india ltd. npcil indian rare earths limited uranium corporation of india people s movement against nuclear energy other topics energy policy of india india s three stage nuclear power programme jaitapur nuclear power project u.s. india civil nuclear cooperation initiative electricity sector solar power wind power v t e uranium corporation of asia sovereign states afghanistan armenia azerbaijan bahrain 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