FCN Nuclear Fuel Plant - Pellets
Designed to operate in variable commercial scale, the uranium dioxide (UO2) pellet plant
has a nominal capacity of 120 t/y. It operates as an independent production unit and
supplied by the uranium dioxide (UO2) powder plant. The cylinder-shaped pellets with
one centimeter of length and diameter, are the synthesis of an extensive
mineral-chemical-industrial process and also the raw material that, in 400 units,
fill the zircaloy pipes that form each of the 235 rods comprising one fuel element at
FCN - Components and Assembly. Two of those alone generate sufficient energy to supply
an average household for a month. The plant is equipped with the most modern equipment and
safety systems. The operation is carried out by trained technicians and under ongoing
update.
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