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Brazil’s Angra 3 nuclear reactor: a political undertaking, not a common good via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

By Carolina Basso In 2019 the Brazilian government decided to resume work at Angra 3, a nuclear reactor where construction has been essentially dormant for more than three decades. The work was supposed to restart last year, with the reactor entering commercial … Continue reading

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Hibakusha in Brazil seek more financial aid from Tokyo via The Japan Times

Financial assistance limited to ¥300,000 annually per person SAO PAULO – Survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who emigrated to Brazil after the end of the Pacific War are making last-ditch efforts to win the same level … Continue reading

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Attempts to Silence Environmentalists Continue via EcoWatch/Reader Supported News

arly November marked the 18th anniversary of the tragic murder of outspoken writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight colleagues by the Nigerian government. Saro-Wiwa and the others had waged a long campaign to stop multinational oil company Royal … Continue reading

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Brazilian office for SNPTC via World Nuclear News

China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC) has set up its first South American office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The office was formally inaugurated by Chinese consul general Chen Xiaoling and Shen Weidong, the head of SNPTC’s Brazilian delegation, … Continue reading

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Brazil and Argentina agree to jointly build two nuclear research reactors via Merco Press

Brazil and Argentina agree to jointly build two nuclear research reactors […] The atomic agencies of the two countries have closely collaborated since 2008. Argentina provides Brazil 30% of the Molybdenum 99 (Mo99) radioisotopes which are indispensable in the diagnosis … Continue reading

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Emirates Nuclear Energy awards six service contracts for UAE plants via Future Power Technology

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has awarded nuclear-service contracts valued at $3bn to six foreign companies. Under the ENEC fuel supply programme, US-based ConverDyn will provide conversion services; Canada’s Uranium One will provide natural uranium; and URENCO, headquartered in the … Continue reading

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Brazil not to build new nuclear plant at least until 2021

… Marcio Zimmermann, executive secretary of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, was quoted as saying Brazil now expects that power demand for the coming years can be met by hydroelectric power generation. The remarks apparently represent a policy switch … Continue reading

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Brazil aims for five more nuclear reactors via Power Engineering International

Brazil is planning to build five more nuclear reactors to add to the two already operating at its sole nuclear plant at Angra dos Reis, energy minister Edison Lobao told the state news agency on 15 September. “Despite the recent … Continue reading

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Analysis: Brazil goes nuclear via Global Post

Brazil is building nuclear attack submarines that promise to dramatically alter the balance of power off the South American coast. Michael MoranJuly 15, 2011 07:09 It’s a British admiral’s nightmare scenario: In the not too distant future, a nearly bankrupt … Continue reading

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Brazil begins building 4 submarines as nuclear programme looms via The Telegraph

Brazil has begun building four diesel-powered submarines as part of a 2008 agreement with France that includes the future construction of Latin America’s first nuclear submarine. President Dilma Rousseff attended Saturday’s ceremony marking the start-up of operations at the shipyard … Continue reading

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