From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Angra Nuclear Power Plant
Angra Nuclear Power Plant
Angra Nuclear Power Plant Net generation 105,963 GW·h
Website
eletronuclear.gov.br
As of July 22, 2007
Angra Nuclear Power Plant is Brazil’s sole nuclear power
plant. It is located at the Central Nuclear Almirante Ál-
CNAAA)
varo Alberto (CNAAA on the Itaorna Beach in Angra dos
Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It consists of two Pressurized
water reactors, Angra I, with a net output of 657 MWe,[1]
first connected to the power grid in 1985 and Angra II II,
Angra Nuclear Power Plant
with a net output of 1,350 MWe,[2] connected in 2000.
III,
Work on a third reactor, Angra III with a projected out-
put of 1,245 MWe,[3] began in 1984 but was halted in 1986.
Work started again on 1 June 2010 for entry into service
in 2015.[4]
Existing complex
The Central Nuclear Almirante Álvaro Alberto complex
is administrated by Eletronuclear, a state company with
the monopoly in nuclear power generation in Brazil. The
complex employs some 3,000 people and generates an-
other 10,000 indirect jobs in Rio de Janeiro state.
Angra I was purchased from Westinghouse of the USA
(its sister power plant is Krško Nuclear Power Plant in
Slovenia[5] ), and the purchase did not include the trans-
Location of Angra Nuclear Power Plant
fer of sensitive reactor technology. As a result, Angra
Country Brazil II was built with German technology, as part of a com-
Coordinates 23°00′30″S 44°27′26″W / 23.00833°S
prehensive nuclear agreement between Brazil and West
44.45722°W / -23.00833; Germany signed by President Ernesto Geisel in 1975. The
-44.45722Coordinates: 23°00′30″S complex was designed to have three PWR units with a to-
44°27′26″W / 23.00833°S 44.45722°W / tal output of around 3,000 MWe and was to be the first of
-23.00833; -44.45722 4 nuclear plants that would be built up to 1990.
Construction began 1971
Commission date January 1, 1985 Future developments
Operator(s) Eletrobrás Termonuclear S.A. - The development of Angra III began in 1984 as a a KWU
Eletronuclear pressurized water reactor but was halted in 1986. About
70% of the plant’s equipment was purchased in 1985 but
Reactor information has been in storage ever since, consuming US$50 million
a year in maintenance costs. In June 2007, restarting of
Reactors operational 1 x 657 MW
1 x 1350 MW construction was approved by the National Council for
Energy Policy. President approved the construction in Ju-
Reactors under 1 x 1,270 MW ly 2007. In December 2008, Eletronuclear signed an in-
construction
dustrial cooperation agreement with Areva. On 31 May
2010, the National Nuclear Energy Commission granted
Power generation information
a licence for construction of the third reactor. Construc-
Annual generation 12,983 GW·h
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tion of the reactor with capacity of 1,270 MWe begun on
1 June 2010 and it should be operational by 2015.[4][6]
References
[1] Eletronuclear - Eletrobrás Termonuclear S.A. -
Pronta Resposta
Controversy [2] Eletronuclear - Eletrobrás Termonuclear S.A. -
The problems with Angra I and II construction relate to Pronta Resposta
a number of technical issues during initial construction, [3] Eletronuclear - Eletrobrás Termonuclear S.A. -
and the following political fallout. Angra dos Reis city Pronta Resposta
and its neighbors are composed of medium high and high [4] ^ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA:
income population, its economy relies in great part on "Brazil, Federative Republic of : Nuclear Power
tourism and above all the region is regarded by many as Reactors"
a sanctuary for marine life. [5] http://entrac.iaea.org/I-and-C/
The name of the site where the power plant was built, TM_PRAGUE_2007_05/CD/Papers/
called Itaorna, means "rotten stone" in the native Furieri_paper.pdf
Tupinamba language; this fact was unknown to the en- [6] "Angra 3 construction". World Nuclear News.
gineers before construction and became a focus of many 2010-06-02. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/
jokes in Brazil[citation needed]. NN_Construction_of_Angra_3_0206109.html.
The negative media impact of Angra caused the Retrieved 2010-06-18.
shelving of all other projected nuclear plants in Brazil
(Iguape, Peruíbe and São Sebastião)[citation needed].
External links
• Eletronuclear Official Website
• How Brazil Spun the Atom
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