Recently Modi enter MOU with Japan Government for Technology of monazite

Though India has no technology to produce rare earth from monazite and DAE’s technology also failed, India is importing large quantity of rare earth elements year by year. After the Honourable Prime Minister Mr.Modi Government assume charges they want to reduce rare earth import to save foreign exchange outgo.   Accordingly Modi Government enter MOU with Japan Government for this technology and Japan company Toyota erected one factory in Visakapatinam of Andhra Pradesh, with IREL supplying the raw material.

Consequent upon deletion of Ilmenite, Rutile, Zircon, etc., from the list of atomic minerals, the Atomic Energy department has issued guidelines to obtain only a license from AERB regarding radiation and not any license from the Atomic Energy Department.  As per another condition imposed by Atomic Energy Department, it is mandatory that the lessees should employ trained technical personnel certified by AERB to meet any exigency of radiation in their plants as Radiological Safety Officer (RSO).   Furthermore, depending on the percentage of monazite content in the placer minerals monazite contained residuary sand should be used for refilling the pits at the mine sites or preserved and stored safely in separate trenches under the institutional control of AERB.