Niobium e loketse joalo ka thepa ea meralo bakeng sa reactor le lisebelisoa tsa ho roala bakeng sa mafura a nyutlelie hammoho le tšireletso ea mocheso le thepa ea sebopeho e fetotsoeng indastering ea sepakapaka. Ka indasteri ea Metallurgical, Niobium e sebelisoa haholo-holo e le tlatsetso ho hlahisa tšepe ea alloy e matla, ho ntlafatsa thepa ea li-alloys tse fapa-fapaneng le ho etsa lisebelisoa tse thata haholo.
Niobium e boetse e phetha karolo ea bohlokoa tšimong ea ho buoa, e ke keng ea sebelisoa feela ho etsa lisebelisoa tsa bongaka, empa hape e be "Biocompatible Material" e ntle. Niobium e ka etsa li-alloys tse nang le likarolo tse fapaneng, tse nang le ts'ebeliso ea bohlokoa liindastering tse fapaneng.