Experts call for proper management of uranium mines discovered in different regions

Kathmandu - Experts have drawn the government’s attention noting the concerned authorities did not show proper concern for the management of uranium deposits which have been discovered in different regions including trans-Himalayan Mustang and Chure. At a virtual interaction programme ‘Nuclear science and society’ organized by Nepal Russian Science Society with coordination support from Nepal Astronomical Society, experts have stressed the need to excavate the uranium mining and make its best use.

Experts including Chair of Nepal Nuclear Society Dr Kamal Krishna Shrestha, NAST senior scientist Dr Buddha Ram Saha, Science Teachers’ Society central chair Khill Kumar Pradhan, Prof Dr Neelam Shrestha of Tribhuvan University and Nepal Council of World Affairs chair Hemanta Kharel underscored the urgency of proper production and utilization of uranium discovered in different parts of the country.