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Mississauga Metals and Alloys was established in 1978 with the mission of recycling Zirconium and Titanium Alloys. The company has been family owned and operated since that time, and continues to specialize in the handling of zirconium, titanium, hafnium, as well as niobium and molybdenum. MM&A is a leading supplier of prepared recycle products in the world, serving the nuclear, aerospace, and chemical industries. Please see specific information about these products on this website. MM&A has two business segments that consist of two separate operations: 1) Processing scrap metals into usable clean recycle products: - MM&A is a recycler of zirconium, titanium, hafnium, niobium and tantalum alloys. These materials are handled as a traditional metal recycling operation. MM&A purchases scrap that was previously classed as waste or set aside by generators such as machine shops and metal fabricators. MM&A sorts, grades, and cleans the scrap, creating a usable product for the original industry such as nuclear or chemical processing, or for other more mainstream industries such as aluminum alloy production.
Interesting fact: Nearly all aircraft aluminum contains recycled zirconium!
2) Processing metals slightly contaminated with uranium into usable clean recycle:- MM&A is a licensed processor of metals slightly contaminated with uranium. These materials were previously sent to landfills or stored by their owners rather than being decontaminated for beneficial reuse. The nuclear fuel manufacturing industry generates these materials in the course of making parts for the reactor, but the contamination is not from a reactor and is similar to naturally occurring uranium found almost everywhere.
Canada is the world’s largest producer of uranium with annual production estimated at 30 million pounds. By contrast MM&A is authorized to handle only a few pounds of uranium at concentrations that are less than found in nature.
- The nuclear industry worldwide has welcomed MM&A’s services with our programs to responsibly clean up the growing problem of waste.
Canada generates 16% of its electricity from nuclear power. Other countries: USA 20%, Germany 32%, France 78%, Japan 30%. Nuclear power is growing worldwide as countries seek solutions to new greenhouse gas emissions standards.
- MM&A cleans metals with a very slight surface layer of uranium as oxides and dust in a process separate from the traditional cleaning operation. Once cleaned, the materials are extensively tested to ensure no contamination remains. The cleaned materials are then released to select industries for re-use. The Uranium can also be recycled back into the nuclear industry for beneficial re-use.
- The Canadian nuclear operations of MMA for recycling ceased in 2005 and have since moved to the USA. The USA operations are part of a consortium of progressive companies dedicated to responsible recycling of such materials. The move has benefited not only MM&A, but its customers in the USA and elsewhere.
Harjeet, an Indian -born mass-market novelist who wrote several articles for the top metal industry, metal recycling and metal scraping for nuclear industry related websites http://www.mm-a.com/
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