Nuclear and Environmental Technology Center - CENTENA

Published in May 25, 2022 08:54 AM Updated in Mar 21, 2025 01:31 PM

About CENTENA

CENTENA (Nuclear and Environmental Technology Center) is a center dedicated to technological development in the area of waste management and the environment, which will store low and medium-level radioactive waste produced in the country.

CENTENA's design is based on international safety criteria and standards. CENTENA will be the first radioactive waste repository in Latin America, in addition to being a technology center for studies in radioactive waste management.

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O Projeto CENTENA

Frequently Asked Questions

CENTENA Playlist on Youtube

Publications

CENTENA Numbers

1º Latin American repository to serve waste generators

300 years of radiological and environmental monitoring

13 lines of research

60.000 m³ waste reception capacity

CENTENA Project Videos

In this video you will find information about the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Center (CENTENA), a project developed by CDTN.

Do you know how radioactive waste is generated? In this video we explain how CENTENA, a CDTN project, will act in the storage of these materials.

Do you know how radioactive waste is stored? In this video we explain how CENTENA, a CDTN project, will act in the storage of these materials.

In this video you will find information about the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Center (CENTENA), a project developed by CDTN.

Do you know how radioactive waste is generated? In this video we explain how CENTENA, a CDTN project, will act in the storage of these materials.

Do you know how radioactive waste is stored? In this video we explain how CENTENA, a CDTN project, will act in the storage of these materials.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs are 17 global goals of the United Nations - UN for carrying out global actions in the social, economic, environmental and institutional spheres. The implementation of CENTENA contributes to 7 Sustainable Development Goals.