Pakistan calls for probe into seizure of uranium in India

Pakistan recently expressed serious concern over the illegal possession of a large quantity of uranium by two unauthorized persons in India and pointed to gaps in state control mechanisms there.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons.

World Nuclear Association members are responsible for 70% of the world’s nuclear power as well as the vast majority of world uranium, conversion and enrichment production.

Kazakhstan produces the largest share of uranium from mines (42% of world supply from mines in 2019), followed by Canada (13%) and Australia (12%).