Federal Government Foresees Operation of New Nuclear Plant, With Start Date Expected in 2031

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 25/01/2022 at 14:18

Updated on 25/01/2022 at 19:43

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Officially, the estimate is that the new plant will be capable of generating 1 gigawatt (GW) of energy, enough to supply a city with one and a half million inhabitants

The Federal Government announced, this Monday (01/24), the Decennial Energy Plan (PDE) from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, which outlines the construction of a new nuclear plant in Brazil. Although it has just been announced, the plant will only start operating in 2031.

The information is included in the PDE, the foundational document for strategic planning for the sector by the Government. Thus, even though the government has not indicated the construction site for the plant, the PDE assures that it will be located in the Southeast or Midwest. This confirms Minister Bento Albuquerque’s statement in an interview given in December 2021 for a television channel, where he said that Rio de Janeiro is a “strong candidate” to house Brazil’s fourth nuclear plant.

Uranium Exploration

The exploration of uranium, the main fuel for a nuclear plant, is a monopoly of the Union, which means it is a hindrance to the construction of these plants in the country. However, the Minister of Mines and Energy wants to change this law.

For this to be possible, it is necessary to intensify uranium exploration, which is only allowed for private initiative if it is associated in large quantities with another element, as is the case in Ceará, in Santa Quitéria.

To end the Union’s monopoly on nuclear energy exploration, a desire already expressed by Minister Bento Albuquerque, it would be necessary to amend the Federal Constitution. Furthermore, the PDE estimates that the installed capacity for generating electrical energy will grow by 37% in the next 10 years, reaching 276 gigawatts by 2031, with wind and solar sources gaining prominence, while the hydropower source will see its share reduced to less than half. The government document estimates that the country’s generating park will increase by 75 GW by 2031.

Federal Government Foresees Operation of New Nuclear Plant, With Start Date Expected in 2031

Officially, the estimate is that the new plant will be capable of generating 1 gigawatt (GW) of energy, enough to supply a city with one and a half million inhabitants

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