A study by Eletronuclear would have indicated Itacuruba as a potential location for the construction of new nuclear power plants, but the government of the state of Pernambuco says it is unaware of the matter

During an event that took place last week in Rio de Janeiro, the MME's Secretary of Planning and Energy Development, Reive Barros, declared that the PNE 2050 (National Energy Plan) should even indicate the construction of new nuclear power plants in Brazil.
The government of the State of Pernambuco did not like the matter, even declared that the State Constitution, through Article 216, prohibits the installation of nuclear power plants throughout the territory of Pernambuco.

Click Petróleo e Gás had already published the intention of the new government to build eight nuclear power plants, in addition to finalizing the work on Angra 3, paralyzed since 2015, and what study of possible locations would be being made.
The study carried out by Eletronuclear points to the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in Itacuruba, in Pernambuco, on the banks of the São Francisco River.

The PNE 2050

According to Eletronuclear, the potential of the city in the hinterland of Pernambuco is to build up to 6,6 Megawatts (MW) of nuclear power plants, requiring an investment of at least R$ 30 billion.
The fact was immediately answered by the Economic Development department of the Pernambuco government, which says, in addition to being unaware of the subject, it defends a more careful study of the PNE 2050 that is being prepared by the MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy) and by the Energy Research Company (EPE).

According to the Secretary, a more careful assessment by the responsible bodies will certainly find a way in which the State can contribute to the country's energy development”.

The National Energy Plan 2030 (PNE 2030) already provided for the construction of four to eight nuclear power plants and, as mentioned above, is being confirmed by the PNE 2050, to be published shortly.

Currently, the Angra 1 and 2 nuclear power plants that make up the Almirante Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Plant (CNAAA) in Angra dos Reis, on the south coast of Rio de Janeiro, are operational and account for 1,1% of the Brazilian energy matrix, and Angra 3 would do this slice rise to 1,2%.

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