Estratégias para o ciclo do combustível nuclear brasileiro: lições do Cluster Aeroespacial Brasileiro e do ciclo do combustível nuclear francês

Abstract

Brazil ranks as the seventh country with the largest uranium reserves in the world, and the Brazilian Navy already dominates the technology of the entire nuclear fuel cycle, maintaining strategic partnerships with the Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB). In this context, this thesis sought to extract lessons that can be applied to promote this vital strategic area for the country by analyzing case studies of French companies directly involved in the French nuclear fuel cycle. Additionally, based on a successful national technological case, the Brazilian Aerospace Cluster, with EMBRAER as the anchor company, was also examined. From these two successful cases, the thesis aims to outline lessons that can be applied to the Brazilian nuclear fuel cycle through INB, positioning Brazil to explore its potential to become an international player in the supply of products from the nuclear fuel cycle phases and achieve annual revenues comparable to those of EMBRAER, through strategic investments.