Information on recently reported confiscation of Uranium at Bokaro, Jharkhand


Mumbai, June 8, 2021

Recently, some unidentified material, weighing about 6 Kg, packed in polythene pouches, suspected to be Uranium was confiscated by Jharkhand Police at Bokaro.

In a press release issued today, Department of Atomic Energy clarifies that:

  1. Through spot inspection and laboratory analyses of samples of the material, it is confirmed that the material is not Uranium and it is not radioactive.
  2. The material does not cause any radiation related health hazard to living beings or environment.

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