Manmohan Singh inaugurates international meet on peaceful uses of atomic energy

New Delhi, Sep 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today inaugurated the three-day international conference on 'Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.'

Organised by the Department of Atomic Energy in association with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Indian Nuclear Society, the conference will discuss various options to contribute towards a road map for the growth of nuclear energy and its peaceful uses.

The conference will also discuss both the power and non power applications of nuclear energy.

Besides a host of nuclear scientists, the conference is being attended by Mohammad ElBaradei, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The conference is being organised as part of the year-long programmes marking the birth centenary of the founder of Indian Atomic Energy Programme, Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha. (ANI)