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. The three year BRL50 million (USD9.1 million) project also brings together research centres, universities and others, including the navy and the...

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 comments came after the minister accompanied Brazil’s President Lula to Moscow where the leader held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Silveira told Brazilian newspaper Estadao that Russia’s Rosatom...

Brazil’s nuclear energy sector is optimistic about future opportunities to meet the growing demand for constant, reliable and non-intermittent power in the local datacenter industry.  Currently, nuclear energy accounts for only about 3% of Brazil’s energy matrix, generated by two major nuclear plants in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro. It is primarily used for applications in healthcare,...