Representatives of Argentina and Peru have signed an agreement to establish new areas of collaboration as they seek to further their long-standing ties in the field of peaceful nuclear energy. 

Plans for the deployment of four ACR-300 small modular reactors and restarting uranium mining and enrichment were among the priorities outlined as Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission celebrated its 75th anniversary.

Argentina's President Javier Milei has said "nuclear energy will make its triumphant return and we will not only not be left behind, but we intend to be pioneers".

The low-angle neutron scattering instrument transferred from the Paul Sherrer Institute in Switzerland is in place at the Argentine Neutron Beam Laboratory.

Framatome and Nucleoeléctrica are to carry out a pre-feasibility study on producing radioisotopes such as lutetium-177 at Argentina's Atucha I, Atucha II and Embalse nuclear power units.

Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission is planning to release 80,000 sterilised male mosquitos per week to combat dengue and other diseases.

A 50% increase in molybdenum-99 and 22% more iodine-131 will be produced by adding an extra shift and increasing the hours of irradiation at the RA-3 reactor, Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) has said.

El Salvador, which is embarking on a nuclear energy programme, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission.

Nucleoeléctrica Argentina says it has secured the necessary funds to carry out the Atucha 1 life extension project.