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Angra #6

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Description

Name: Angra Year of construction: 05.1971(1)-01.1976(2)-06.2010(3) Closing year: - Country: Brazil Coordinate: -23,008647, -44,457528 Blocks: 3/2 Reactor type: PWR Reactor model: WH 2LP(1)-Pre-Konvoi(2)-Pre-Konvoi(3) Status: ACTIVE Power MW: 640+1350+(1405) Operator: Eletrobras Eletronuclear Provider: Westinghouse(1)-Kraftwerk Union(2,3) NPS Admiral Alvaro Alberto, also known by its location as NPS Angra, is the only NPS in Brazil. It is located in the municipality of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro State. NPS Angra's first reactor was launched back in 1985. The station has a total of two reactors, both of the PWR type, with a total capacity of 2007 MW. Another 1,350 MW unit is under construction. Work on it started back in 1984, but construction has been repeatedly frozen. A big challenge for nuclear power stations is their location in densely populated areas, such as Belgium's Dulle NPS. Brazil's largest cities, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Belo Horizonte, are located near Angra. On March 26, 2014, it was decided to shut down the first power reactor at midnight on April 29. It is worth noting that two-thirds of Brazil's electricity is generated by hydroelectric power stations, which are highly dependent on weather conditions (drought). Therefore, the closure of the unit will lead to rationing of electricity consumption, and consequently to difficulties with the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. All questions about the construction of NPSs other than Angra in Brazil's nuclear power industry were repeatedly frozen. The accident at Fukushima-1 also played an important role in this.

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nps

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nuclear power station