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Argentina and France extend nuclear collaboration

Argentina and France extend nuclear collaboration

Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission and the French Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission have signed a cooperation agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear technology and new energy technologies that expands on one signed in 2010.

Nuclear Policies 28 September 2023

Atucha II returns to service after completing repairs

Atucha II returns to service after completing repairs

Argentina's Atucha II nuclear unit is delivering power again after the successful completion of repairs prompted by the October 2022 inspection discovery that one of the four internal supports of the reactor had detached and moved from its design location.

Regulation & Safety 30 August 2023

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Argentina and India continue to develop nuclear cooperation

Argentina and India continue to develop nuclear cooperation

A variety of meetings and tours, including to nuclear fuel producer Combustibles Nucleares Argentino and the site of the RA-10 reactor, have taken place within the framework of the second meeting of India and Argentina's Joint Coordination Committee.

Nuclear Policies 03 August 2023

Argentina's RA-10 research reactor aiming to be operational in 2025

Argentina's RA-10 research reactor aiming to be operational in 2025

The RA-10 multipurpose research reactor is about 80% completed, with civil works to be finished within three months and expectations it will be operating in 2025, Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission says.

New Nuclear 04 July 2023

Nucleoelectrica sets out plan for Atucha II repair

Nucleoelectrica sets out plan for Atucha II repair

A life-size mock-up of the reactor and special tools have been designed and built ahead of the repair procedure which the operating company hopes will take place next month at Argentina's Atucha II nuclear power unit.

Regulation & Safety 30 May 2023

Second tranche of funding for Atucha investment raised

Second tranche of funding for Atucha investment raised

The fresh fundraising round for the operating extension of Atucha I and construction of a second dry storage facility for used fuel at the nuclear power plant site received offers of USD93 million, 16% more than expected, Nucleoelectrica Argentina said.

Corporate 19 April 2023

Argentina looks to heavy water exports

Argentina looks to heavy water exports

Argentina will export some of the heavy water produced at its re-commissioned Neuquén production plant for scientific and medical purposes. Most of the heavy water will go to support the country's three nuclear power plants. The plant may also be modified to produce clean fuels like ammonia and hydrogen.

Nuclear Policies 27 February 2023

NA-SA creates investment opportunity for Atucha I

NA-SA creates investment opportunity for Atucha I

A financial trust has been opened in Argentina to support sustainable investment in two nuclear energy projects. Investments made in the new Solidarity Financial Trust of Public Infrastructure NA-SA IV will go to enable the licence extension for Atucha I as well as the construction of a dry storage facility for used fuel.

New Nuclear 27 January 2023

Argentina regulator’s commitment to nuclear safety praised by IAEA

Argentina regulator’s commitment to nuclear safety praised by IAEA

A 13-day International Atomic Energy Agency mission to Argentina concluded that the Nuclear Regulatory Authority "demonstrated a long-standing commitment to enhancing and promoting nuclear safety", and also recommended areas for improvements.

Regulation & Safety 15 September 2022

Argentina adds dry fuel storage at Atucha I

Argentina adds dry fuel storage at Atucha I

A new dry fuel storage facility at the Atucha nuclear power plant will store fuel assemblies the pressurised heavy water reactor has used over its 48 years of operation as the unit undergoes refurbishment. The facility was built by an Argentine supply chain.

Waste & Recycling 30 August 2022