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THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE
IN BRAZIL
AQUILINO SENRAPRESIDENT
INDÚSTRIAS NUCLEARES DO BRASIL (INB)
International Nuclear Atlantic Conference 201325/11/2013
Science, Tehcnology and Inovation Ministery
Mines and Energy Ministery
National Comissionof Nuclear Energy
IndústriasNuclearesdo Brasil .
Eletronuclear(State owned company
for nuclear power plants)
Eletrobrás(Brazilian Government holding
for electricity )
Defense Ministery
Brazilian Navy
GOVERNMENT BRAZILIAN NUCLEAR ORGANIZATIONIn Brazil uranium issues are monopoly of the State
Presidency of Republic
.
CTMSP
INB MISSION
To ensure the supply of
nuclear fuel for electric power
generation in Brazil.
Minning
Conversion
Enrichment
UF6 to UO2 Conversion
Pellets
Fuel Assemblies
FUEL ELEMENT FABRICATION
CONVERSION OF
U3O8 INTO UF6
ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENT
UO2 FUEL PELLET
FABRICATION
CONVERSION FROM UF6
INTO UO2 POWDER
URANIUM MINING AND U3O8
CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION
POWER GENERATION
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Deposits
Tons of U3O8
Measurements/ Indicated Inferred Total
Caetité / Lagoa Real
94,000 6,700 100,770
Santa Quitéria
91,200 51,300 142,500
Others 39,500 26,670 66,100
Total 224,700 84,670 309,370
PROGNOSTICATED: PITINGA (AM): 150,000RIO CRISTALINO (PA): 150,000
ESPECULATIVE: 500,000
GEOLOGICAL
RESERVES OF URANIUM
LOCATIONEspinharas
Result from prospecting only 25% of the country
187,000TOTAL
107,000 Sta. Quitéria
80,000Caetité
RECOVERABLE URANIUM(t de U3O8)
87,000100,000187,000
BalanceDemandAvailable
15,000N4
15,000N3
15,000N2
15,000N1
19,200Angra 3
16,000Angra 2
4,800Angra 1
URANIUM DEMAND
In tons of U3O8 for the
nuclear power plant lifetime
(60 years)
TOTAL 100,000
URANIUM
DEMAND x SUPPLY
INB’s Mining and Industrial Units
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANTState of Rio de Janeiro
UNIT 1UNIT 2
URANIUM CONCENTRATE UNIT – URACAETITÉ / State of Bahia
SANTA QUITERIA PROJECT
PHOSPHATE -URANIUM DEPOSIT
(State of Ceará)
UNIT 3
CAETITÉ (Bahia)
PRODUCTION OF URANIUM CONCENTRATE
THE PRESENTInstalled Capacity: 400 t/year
THE FUTURE:Expanding: 800 t/year in 2017
PRODUCTION OF URANIUM CONCENTRATESanta Quiteria Project
Exploitation of the phosphate-uranium deposit
Uranium-bearing phosphate
RESERVES
PHOSPHATE: 9 MILLION tons P2O5
URANIUM: 80 THOUSAND tons U3O8
U3O8
Production (2017): 1,100 t
Expanding (2021): 1,500 t
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT
COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLY
ENRICHMENT, UF6 to UO2 CONVERSION and Fuel Pellets
CONVERSION PLANT
TWO UNITS OF 1,500 t/YEAR
FROM 2020
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
Conversion Plant Capacity
Premises
FIRST INDUSTRIAL PLANT: 1,500 t UF6 /y
Start Operation in 2020.
EXPANDING to 3,000 t UF6 / y
Starting in 2022.
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENT PLANTMODULAR CONSTRUCTION
CAPACITY 1st step: 100% A3 (2018) 2nd step: 100% A1 and A3 (2021) 3nd step: 100% A1, A2 and A3 (2023)
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
UF6 TO UO2 CONVERSION
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
Installed Capacity 160 t/year of enriched uranium dioxide :
A1, A2, A3, N1, N2, N3 e N4.
FUEL PELLETS
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
Installed Capacity 120 t/year of UO2 pellets
A1, A2, A3, N1 e N2.
COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLY
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
Installed Capacity in 2 shifts:240 t / year of enriched uranium A1, A2, A3, N1, N2, N3 and N4
COMPONENTS AND
ASSEMBLY
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLY
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLY
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
SPCER GRIDZIRCALOY
FUEL RODZIRCALOY
GUIDE THINBLEZIRCALOY
SPACER GRIDINCONELBOTTON END
S. STEEL AISI 304L
TOP ENDS.STEEL DIN 1.4541
(AISI 321)
SPACER GRIDSZIRCALOY
MATERIALS PRODUCTION PROGRAM
ANGRA 2 FUEL ELEMENT
NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION PLANT (FCN)
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PRODUÇÃO U308
PRODUÇÃO UF6
PRODUÇÃO UTS
DEMANDA DE UTS
DEMANDA U3O8
DEMANDA UF6
NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE
PRODUCTION X DEMAND
