The first products manufactured by Nuclep were made to meet the requirements of the Brazilian Nuclear Program. They included the development of a nuclear steam supply system and its core structure, four steam generators, the pressurizer and eight accumulators.

However, Nuclep has always been prepared to face new challenges. With the slowing down of the national nuclear program in the 1980's, our company capitalized on its high level industrial and technological capacities to open new markets. Therefore, it established partnerships with some of the country's top companies and started to produce sophisticated components for the non-nuclear energy sector and for the offshore, naval, mining, oil and chemical industries of Brazil

Those were the firsts products fabricated by NUCLEP to finish Angra 2 and 3 nuclear power plants.

In this field, Nuclep manufactured its first products, during the construction of the Angra 2 and 3 nuclear power plants. After its initial deliveries, Nuclep developed new technologies and started to produce a wide range of heavy nuclear equipment, as mentioned ahead.

In the recent past, Nuclep developed the technology for the fabrication of supercompact fuel storage racks for Angra 2. The first deliveries were made in June 2001.

High-Density Racks

Nuclep produced and concluded in June 2001 the first set of eight high-density spent fuel storage racks for the Angra 2 Nuclear Power Plant. With an entirely national technology, the racks are used for storing nuclear fuel.

The racks were settled in August in the Angra 2 fuel elements pool, in the Town of Angra dos Reis, state of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, and commissioned in the same month under Nuclep's responsibility. The most rigid technical specifications were employed for the production of the items. With more than 3,000 weld points, each rack has met the most rigid geometrical tolerances.

In the nationalization process, Brazil has developed the manufacturing technology for such equipment and in the near future may become an international supplier of high-density racks for nuclear power plants.

The commitment of the Nuclep's team was another determining factor that contributed for the components to have the most recent technology available in the market. For this job, it was necessary to establish a group of work with specialized technicians and to make technical visits abroad to develop manufacturing and engineering technology. Furthermore, specialized workers were also employed for assembly and welding of stainless and borated steels, all of them from the own Nuclep.

In the 1980's, Nuclep formed a partnership with Petrobras - Brazil's largest oil company - to produce the tubes for the Namorado II and Enchova I oil platforms and to perform complementary work for key Brazilian companies.

The First Brazilian Submarine: A Major Technological Achievement

In 1986, the Brazilian Navy requested from Nuclep the development and fabrication of the pressure hulls for serial production of IKL-1400 submarines.

To undertake the task, Nuclep developed a highly sophisticated welding and fabrication process, devices, equipment and prototypes to reach "zero rejection" targets along all of the industrial production.

In October 1992, three pressure hulls were shipped from Nuclep's private maritime terminal to the Navy Arsenal, in Rio de Janeiro.

As a result of this work, in November of 1993, the "Tamoio", the first submarine made by the Brazilian industry, sailed to sea. It was christened in 1997. This winning partnership placed Brazil in the very select group of nations with the capacity to construct their own submarines.

Components for the Oil Industry

Hyperbaric Chamber

A special vessel has been ordered by CENPES (Petrobras Research Center) to simulate operation conditions at 3000 meters of depth of offshore structure parts. The component provides all the necessary conditions to test the performance of materials and equipments to be installed in these offshore oil exploration and production platforms.

The industrialization and fabrication process was carried out in a partnership with DSND/CONSUB, a major Brazilian company in the sector, which was responsible for the project phase. Nuclep was responsible for the fabrication. The construction of the hyperbaric vessel is an important achievement for the brazilian industry.

Components for the Mining Industry

Components for the Chemical Industry

Components for the Hydroelectric Industry

Components for the Steel Industry

Components for the Automobile Industry

Axial Single-Flow Exhaust Casings

Turbine Exhaust Casings for Thermoelectric Power Plants

Nuclep was hired by American company General Electric Power Systems - GE to supply of turbine exaust casings for thermoelectric power plants. The orders will be delivered in March and August of 2002, respectively. Each unit weighs nearly 200 t.