If Brazilian legislation allows, the Russian state company Rosatom aims to work with uranium in the country, said Ivan Dybov, the company’s CEO, during the CNN Talks: New Era of Miningheld this Tuesday (30), in São Paulo, bringing together authorities, experts and sector leaders.
Dybov also highlighted the CNN Brazil that the company introduce new uranium exploration technologies in the country.
In April, NBEPar (Núcleo Brasil Energia Participações), holding of the Diamante group in the nuclear sector, and Uranium One Group JSC, a subsidiary of Rosatom, .
The new company will focus on developing critical and strategic mineral exploration projects in Brazil, in a move aligned with the growing global demand for inputs essential to the energy transition.
Dybov states that he has “great expectations” about the partnership, and awaits the development of legislation to further regulate partnerships between foreign state-owned companies and private companies in the country.
According to the executive, the company’s technology means that, when mining uranium, it is not necessary to destroy large volumes of land or trees, making it a more “environmentally friendly and cheaper” process.
The brings together authorities, businesspeople, experts and representatives of the mineral sector to discuss the paths of Brazilian mining in a new phase of global competition for critical minerals, energy transition and supply chain security.
The meeting takes place at a time when Brazil is trying to transform its geological advantage into economic, industrial and diplomatic protagonism, with debates on financing, environmental licensing, innovation, sustainability, traceability, added value and greater participation of the country in the most noble stages of the mineral chain.
