INB Resende (RJ)
The Nuclear Fuel Factory (FCN) lies at INB Resende, South of Rio de Janeiro State.
This industrial unit - of pioneering activities in the Country - contains the production
of uranium dioxide powder and pellets, the production of components and the assembly of
the fuel element, the company administrative area and the Zoo-Botanic Center. The
infrastructure for the uranium enrichment activities is under implementation.
The unit has an in-house nuclear safety program and an external one, for environmental
monitoring. A nuclear accounting system, internally implemented, required by the Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear - CNEN (the Brazilian nuclear regulatory authority) and supervised by the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) continously performs a balance of the material in processing with a
precision reaching tenths of milligrams.
The Resende Unit comprises of:
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