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India receives Russian low enriched uranium for Tarapur

Mumbai: India has received first part of the promised supply of 60 metric tonnes of Russian low enriched uranium fuel for the two units of Tarapur Atomic Power plants, according to top sources at the Department of Atomic Energy.

The first consignment of 20-25 metric tonnes of uranium, which has arrived from Russia at the Nuclear Fuel Complex of DAE, will be delivered to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) at an appropriate time, DAE official said.

The current fuel supply to the units I and II would last for eight months in one unit and for 18 months at the other.

"With Russian supply of 60 metric tonnes of uranium, the plants will have fuel for next five years and run smoothly," the Executive Director, Corporate Planning, NPCIL, S. Thakur told PTI.

Last month, the Russian Prime Minister during his visit to New Delhi announced his country's decision to supply 60 metric tonnes to TAPS to enable it to function with "safety."

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