Industrias Nucleares do Brasil has signed a contract with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Financing Agency for Studies and Projects for the development and testing of critical technologies applicable to Brazil's planned microreactor.

Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira has reportedly said he expects the development of a small modular reactor project with Russia in the near future.

The first expert session within the framework of the BRICS Nuclear Energy Platform has been held in China, with leading experts discussing best practices for implementing modern solutions in the energy sector.

Brazil's National Nuclear Energy Commission has given an extendable 40-year authorisation for the operation of the Complementary Dry Storage Unit for Spent Fuel at the Angra nuclear power plant site.

The National Nuclear Energy Commission has begun a three-year project to demonstrate the feasibility of the development of a Brazilian 3-5 MW microreactor.

Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil has signed a contract with Russia's Internexco for the temporary export for conversion and enrichment of 275,000 kilograms of uranium concentrate (U3O8) produced at the Uranium Concentration Unit in Caetité, Bahia.

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Luciana Santos, was present for a ceremony to mark the start of infrastructure works for the construction of the Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor in Iperó.

Ahead of a National Energy Policy Council meeting to discuss whether or not to complete the Angra 3 unit, the president of Eletronuclear, Raul Lycurgo, set out what he sees as the wider benefits to Brazil's economy of the project.

Brazil's nuclear power plant operator Eletronuclear has announced cost-saving measures which it says are aimed at improving the current governance model and enabling the continuation of strategic projects such as Angra 3.