Section 15: Requisitioning of any substance for extracting uranium or plutonium

Q: What does Section 15 of The Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (TAEA) deal with?

Section 15 TAEA pertains to "Requisitioning of any substance for extracting uranium or plutonium". It is part of the The Atomic Energy Act, 1962, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 15 of The Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (TAEA) governs requisitioning of any substance for extracting uranium or plutonium. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 15 TAEA still in force?

Yes, Section 15 of the The Atomic Energy Act, 1962 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 15 TAEA?

धारा 15 TAEA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 15 of the The Atomic Energy Act, 1962. Section 15 of The Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (TAEA) governs requisitioning of any substance for extracting uranium or plutonium. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 15 TAEA?

Dhara 15 TAEA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 15 of the The Atomic Energy Act, 1962. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 15 of The Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (TAEA) governs requisitioning of any substance for extracting uranium or plutonium. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 15 of The Atomic Energy Act, 1962?

Cite as: "Section 15, The Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (TAEA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Atomic Energy Act, 1962, § 15 (India).

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(1)

The Central Government shall have the right to require that any substance which, in the opinion of the Central Government, contains uranium, plutonium or any of their isotopes, shall be delivered to it and the Central Government may extract from that substance the uranium, plutonium or any of their isotopes contained therein and return the substance to the person concerned on payment of compensation which shall be determined in accordance with section 21:

Provided that such compensation shall not, in any case, exceed the cost incurred by the person in the production, mining or irradiation of the substance and in determining the same no account shall be taken of the value of uranium, plutonium or any of their isotopes the substance.

(2)

Nothing in this section shall prevent the Central Government from permitting, subject to such conditions as it may deem fit to impose, the use of small quantities of natural uranium for the purpose of examination, test or analysis.