Nuclear Power Plants of South America

!ifrickinglovescience !physics just wanted to share pics from the 3 nuclear Power Plants operating in South America.

Pic on the post is from the Admiral Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Plant, located in Angra dos Reis, state of Rio de Janeiro.

It is composed of 3 reactors (Angra 1, Angra 2 and Angra 3) of which only 2 are operational and the third in "construction".

Angra 1 is a pressurized water reactor (PWR) designed by Westinghouse under an agreement with the Brazilian government, construction began in 1972 and it was opened in 1982, it has the capacity for 657 MW. However in 1974 after the sexy Indian dudes first tested their nukes, the US government decided to cut their nuclear agreement with Brazil as the yanks thought the Military Regime would eventually develop nukes. So President Ernesto Geisel looked elsewhere and signed a deal with West Germany for the construction of a second reactor, Angra 2. The drama involving Angra 3 actually deserves a @kaamrev style effortpost.

Agra 2 began operations in 2001, it was designed by Siemens and has an installed capacity of 1350MW.

Angra 3 construction began in 1984 but it was paralyzed in 1986. Construction resumed in 2010 and stopped again in 2015 after leaks of the Lava Jato operation showed contractors bribing politicians and over-spending to increase profit margins. The reactor is 70% completed and now the government intends to finish it this decade

The other two nuclear power plants in South America are located in Argentina.

First pic is from the Atucha Nuclear Power Plant, located in the Buenos Aires province.

Built in the 1970s, it consists of 2 reactors, Atucha I and Atucha II (362 and 745 MW respectively). Both of them are Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR).

The second one is the Embalse Nuclear Power Plant, a single reactor plant, also a PHWR, 635 MW. Located in the Córdoba province. Construction started in 1974 and began operations in 1983.

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Pics from Angra 3

Construction

And of it's current incomplete state