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[en] The Empresas Nucleares Brasileiras S.A. - NUCLEBRAS own the only TRIGA MARK I nuclear reactor in Brazil, which is in operation at the Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear - CDTN, in Belo Horizonte. This reactor operates since 1960 and was formerly intended for training, research and isotope production. Nowadays, it is worthwhile to emphasize its further application, as an important tool devoted to the chemical analyses, based on neutron-gamma and neutron-fission nuclear reactions. An amount of about 240000 mineral samples have been irradiated in the reactor, since the foundation of the NUCLEBRAS, in 1974. The analytical determinations according to activation methods allowed for a better evaluation of the uranium ore resources and, consequently, contributed to the achievement of present Brazilian position in the world market. (Author)
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As empresas Nucleares Brasileiras S/A - Nuclebras possuem o unico reator nuclear brasileiro TRIGA MARK I, que esta em operacao no Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear - CDTN, em Belo Horizonte. Este reator opera desde 1960 e foi formalmente feito para treinamento, pesquisa e producao de isotopos. Atualmente, deve-se enfatizar sua aplicacao como uma ferramenta importante dedicada a analises quimicas, baseado em reacoes neutron-gama e reacoes nucleares de fissao-neutron. Cerca de 240000 amostras minerais ja foram irradiadas, desde a fundacao da NUCLEBRAS em 1974. As determinacoes analiticas em acordo com os metodos de ativacao permitirao uma boa avaliacao das reservas de mineral uranifero e contribuirao para melhorar a posicao brasileira neste mercado mundial. (E.G.)Primary Subject
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1982; 11 p
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BRAZILIAN ORGANIZATIONS, ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS, HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS, HYDRIDE MODERATED REACTORS, IRRADIATION REACTORS, ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ORES, REACTORS, RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS, RESOURCES, SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS, THERMAL REACTORS, TRIGA TYPE REACTORS, WATER COOLED REACTORS, WATER MODERATED REACTORS
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