Nuclear Fuel Complex is also the country's premier facility engaged in manufacture of variety of high purity materials, of purity greater than 99.99%. These products find numerous applications in Electronics, Defence, Nuclear Industries, Scientific & industrial research organizations, institutions of higher learning and even in general engineering industry. NFC started its operations during early seventies on the basis of the process know-how from BARC. This know-how has been further progressively refined over the years and the operations scaled up in NFC. The production of these materials involves a variety of highly sophisticated equipment, advanced techniques, clean working environment and specialized technical skills. The gamut of operations include Hydrometallurgy, Pyro-metallurgy, Electrolytic processes, Solvent extraction, special Distillations, zone refining, Electron beam refining, etc. Rigorous quality control is exercised at all stages of production to achieve quality and reliability of products. The availability of wealth of talent, advanced equipment and state-of-art of technology, backed up by excellent quality assurance processes ensure the quality of products. The characterization of high purity materials and intermediates include specialized analytical techniques such as emission spectrography, atomic absorption spectro-photometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICPAES), Coulometry, X-ray Fluorescence analysis, Inert gas fusion techniques, Classical chemical methods etc.

  • Inauguration of 300 kW Electron Beam Melting Furnace by Honorable President of India
    Inauguration of 300 kW Electron Beam Melting Furnace by Honorable President of India
  • 300 kW Electron Beam Melting Facility
    300 kW Electron Beam Melting Furnace

NFC is engaged in production of high purity materials such as antimony, bismuth, cadmium, tellurium, tellurium, gallium, phosphorous oxy chloride, antimony trioxide, gold, gold potassium cyanide (GPC), silver, etc. In addition, NFC produces tantalum pentoxide, tantalum metal and reactor grade niobium in the forms such as rod, sheet, crucibles, etc. The high purity materials are used in semiconductor technology for the synthesis of compound semiconductors, and as dopants, diffusants, solders, etc. Tantalum is used in variety of high temperature and corrosive atmosphere. Tool grade tantalum pentoxide finds its application in tool industry. Reactor grade niobium is used in nuclear industry for alloying of zirconium to produce special ZrNb alloys. NFC has produced Residual Resistance Ratio (RRR) grade niobium metal for use in super conductivity (SC) applications. Advanced alloys such as NbTi, NiTi, NbZrC, have been developed by electron beam melting route.

NFC having developed the technologies, has transferred various technologies to prospective entrepreneurs, which include, Technology for the production of Magnesium granules, Zirconium metal power, production of high purity materials such as Phosphorous Oxy Chloride, Indium, Sodium Iodide, Gallium, Gold, Silver, Capacitor grade tantalum powder and Tantalum anodes etc., Plant has taken up a project for production of niobium thermit for exclusive usage in Indian Space programme.

Some of the prestigious customers of NFC are Public Sector Units, Research Institutions, IITs, Universities and several Private organizations.