INB - Brazilian Nuclear Industries SA (Caldas)

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First minero-industrial complex of its kind in the country, is installed in the city of Caldas, South of Minas Gerais, since 1982. Them, basically, the demands of the reactor refills of Angra I and programs for development.
The ore found in Caldas, by its complex mineralogical constitution of unique characteristics, forcing the development of original process in the extraction of uranium and associated elements, which was successful for technical INB. The open-cast mining has made better use of uranium ore.

And the unit was sta Company which began developing the technology of nuclear fuel cycle for generation of electricity, is suing the chemical processing of uranium - its transformation into yellowcake.

Since the beginning of its operation control actions were taken to minimize, restore and stabilize the potential for pollution of the area through the development of control and protection of the environment.

The mine is decommissioning and its facilities, equipment and, especially, knowledge of its staff, are being used for the development of new projects.

Treatment Chemistry of monazite (TQM). With sophisticated technology, pose in the INB select group of manufacturing companies in the world of metals of high purity required for hi-tech industries. Individually separated in the form of oxides, are essential for applications in high-tech as permanent magnets for miniature motors, sensors, nuclear magnetic resonance, magnetic levitation (bullet-train), catalysts for the automotive industry, among others.

Treatment of minerals containing uranium as a by-product. This economic recovery is to be an alternative, very attractive, the supply of that element.