The town of Caetité is 650 kilometers from Salvador (BA). It is home to one of the largest reserves of uranium in Brazil, a mineral that feeds the Angra 1 and Angra 2 nuclear plants and is considered highly hazardous when concentrated. “The Environmentalist” went to the place to listen to the population, who is alarmed about the efficiency of monitoring the water quality in the region, considered contaminated. This suspicion has already led to the closure of several artesian wells.