Baghalchur
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Overview
In 1959, the Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) discovered the uranium deposits but the drilling operations did not commenced until 1963.: 113–114 [1]
In 1975, the Baghalchur reservation was acquired by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and the facility construction was overseen by Bashiruddin Mahmood as its principle project engineer.: 116 [1] Known as BC-1, the milling facility is consisted of an ore storage mill, a ball grinding mill, sulfuric acid and solvent extraction plants, a tunnel drier, and nuclear materials complex.: 114–122 [1] The uranium mining at the Baghalchur started in 1978 but ceased in 2000.[2]
The Baghalchur reservation was relatively unknown until 2006 when the local residents filed a lawsuit for unsafe nuclear waste disposal at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[2]
See also
- Nuclear waste
- Fuel extraction in Pakistan
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-8480-1. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b Saeed, Nadeem (28 April 2006). "Villagers' fears of nuclear waste". BBC Urdu Bureau. BBC Pakistan Bureau. Retrieved 12 March 2024.