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Breaking News: Brazilian minister does not rule out developing nuclear weapons as part of future defense strategy
11 Sep 2025 13:49 GMT
… that the Constitution restricts nuclear energy use to peaceful … Brazil to construct an atomic bomb as a deterrent … the grounds of preventing nuclear weapons development. Former President … projects such as the Angra nuclear power plants. This program aimed at …
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Angra 1 used fuel being transferred to dry storage
09 Sep 2025 19:57 GMT
… of transferring used fuel from Angra nuclear power plant’s unit 1 to … Brazil's National Nuclear Energy Commission gave it an … Angra 1 is a Westinghouse-designed 609 MWe pressurised water reactor … (PWR), while Angra 2 is a …
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Controversial German-Brazilian nuclear agreement turns 50
27 Jun 2025 05:58 GMT
… last three nuclear power plants.
The treaty aimed to construct eight nuclear power plants, a uranium … expensive nuclear power plant at the time," he wrote to DW.
However, Angra … in 2011 shortly after the nuclear reactor disaster in Fukushima, Japan, …
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Nuclear Power for Latin America: IAEA Support in Focus at Major Brazil Event
22 May 2025 20:00 GMT
… , Brazil and Mexico—have operated nuclear power plants for decades and are now … former Undersecretary of Nuclear Energy of Argentina. “Small modular reactors (SMRs) are … .”
The first reactor of Brazil’s two-unit Angra Nuclear Power Plant recently received a …
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Brazil and Russia edge closer on nuclear deal
18 May 2025 21:47 GMT
… advance cooperation on small modular reactor (SMR) technology, Brazil … the development of small nuclear reactors, which will be vital … uranium to Brazil’s Angra nuclear plant, and discussions on … in the nuclear sector.”
Brazil operates two reactors — Angra 1 and …
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Brazil set to launch small modular reactor construction with Russia
13 May 2025 10:48 GMT
… launch of small modular reactor (low-capacity nuclear power plant) construction in cooperation with … on completing the third reactor at the Angra nuclear power plant in Rio de Janeiro …
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Philippine nuclear energy, soon please
11 Mar 2025 06:23 GMT
… . In the accompanying table, these nuclear reactors are defined as follows: “Operable … of the Westinghouse-built Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in 1986 was one … nuclear plants built by Westinghouse in many countries, including Brazil’s Angra …
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Brazil’s Government Divided on Nuclear Plant 40 Years Under Construction
18 Feb 2025 21:56 GMT
… for the Angra 3 power plant, Brazil’s third nuclear facility, began …
The first nuclear concrete for the reactor was poured … Brazil has two operational nuclear power plants currently, generating about 3% … Brazil’s third nuclear power reactor was re-launched …
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Brazil's government split over multi-billion dollar nuclear plant completion
18 Feb 2025 12:51 GMT
… whether to complete its third nuclear power plant after 40 years of off … decision over the plant, called Angra 3, rests with the … he said last November, calling Angra 3 a “mausoleum.”
The Finance … noting that maintaining the unfinished Angra 3 site costs over 1 …
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Eletronuclear stresses benefits Angra 3 would bring Brazil
18 Feb 2025 19:07 GMT
… has two operating reactors - Angra 1 and Angra 2 - which … municipality of the City of Angra dos Reis over agreements … that every dollar invested in nuclear energy generated two dollars in … the climate target benefits of nuclear energy.
"The future …