Everyday Life and News Forms of Production Knowledge on Nuclear Power: A Study of Case in Caetité – Bahia

The nuclear issue in Brazil is not a recent problem. Since the first half of the 20th century the country has conducted research related to energy production based on the model of nuclear fission and the location of the first uranium reserves in Brazilian territory date this same period. The construction of reactors for energy production based on this technology was realized with the construction of Angra I, located in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The two nuclear power plants, Angra I and Angra II, started construction even in dictatorial government and its operation only after the process of political liberalization in the country when it was agreed and guaranteed by the Federal Constitution that the country would not produce nuclear weapons. The uranium needed for nuclear power production was initially withdrawn from prospecting in Minas Gerais, in the city of Pocos de Caldas. In 1995 the Nuclear Industries of Brazil began beta testing and implementation of mine near the city of Caetité, Bahia, being operated for commercial purposes only in late 1999. The District of Lagoa Real is the only operating in the country and Latin America. In the research phase, this work aims to investigate the ways in which residents living near uranium mine producing knowledge on the uncertainties generated by the presence of the mine. From a perspective of actor-network-theory seeks to understand the heterogeneous networks that make up before the presence of the mine in the region.