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Uranium Pellets
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Two uranium pellets produce enough energy to supply, for an entire month, an average four-people household.
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This activity is developed at the Nuclear Fuel Factory - Pellets, with a nominal
capacity of 120-tons/year.
The uranium dioxide pellets (UO2) are the synthesis of a long mineral-chemical-industrial
process. To better calculate this fuel capacity, we should consider that only two of
these pellets, shaped as a cylinder of approximately 1 cm long and 1 cm of diameter,
generate energy to maintain an average household running for one month.
The production meets Brazil domestic demands and generates export revenues through
its marketing in the foreign trade.
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