Angra Nuclear Power Plant

Angra Nuclear Power Plant
Angra Nuclear Power Plant
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CountryBrazil
Coordinates23°00′30″S 44°27′26″W / 23.00833°S 44.45722°W / -23.00833; -44.45722
StatusOperational
Construction began1971
Commission date1 January 1985
Operator(s)Eletrobrás Termonuclear S.A. - Eletronuclear
Cooling sourceSouth Atlantic Ocean
Thermal capacity1 × 1882 MWth
1 × 3764 MWth
Power generation
Units operational1 × 640 MW (gross)
1 × 1350 MW (gross)
Units under const.1 × 1405 MW (gross)
Nameplate capacity1884 MW
Capacity factor88.4% (2014-2018)
Annual net output14,593 GW·h
External links
Websiteeletronuclear.gov.br
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Angra Nuclear Power Plant is Brazil's only nuclear power plant. It is located at the Central Nuclear Almirante Álvaro Alberto (CNAAA) on the Itaorna Beach in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It consists of two pressurized water reactors (PWR), Angra I, with a net output of 609 MWe,[1] first connected to the power grid in 1985[2] and Angra II, with a net output of 1,275 MWe,[3] connected in 2000.

Work on a third reactor, Angra III, with a projected output of 1,245 MWe,[4] began in 1984 but was halted in 1986. Work started again on 1 June 2010 for entry into service in 2015 and later delayed into the 2020s.[5][6] Construction resumed in November 2022.[7]

  1. ^ "Eletronuclear - Informações Angra 1". Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  2. ^ "Second National Report of Brazil, Nuclear Installations" (PDF). IAEA. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  3. ^ "Informações Angra 2". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  4. ^ "Eletronuclear - Angra 3". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  5. ^ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA: "Brazil, Federative Republic of : Nuclear Power Reactors"
  6. ^ ""Eletronuclear - Obras civis de Angra 3 voltarão ao ritmo normal"". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  7. ^ Rodrigues, Léo (12 November 2022). "Reinício da concretagem marca retomada de obras de Angra 3". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 April 2024.

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