How a Nuclear Power Plant Actually Gets Built
Editorial note. This piece is written against Argentina’s regulatory framework, Law 24,804 and the ARN’s licensing standards. The stages described are largely common across countries,…
Editorial note. This piece is written against Argentina’s regulatory framework, Law 24,804 and the ARN’s licensing standards. The stages described are largely common across countries,…
It shows how much uranium Argentina holds, where it is, what stage each project has reached and how the trade in the mineral moves. It is built for professionals, companies and investors who need consolidated data to make decisions.
It exports reactor components, makes its own nuclear fuel and ran the largest life extension ever performed on its reactor design. Yet for over a decade Argentina debated, cancelled and revived a new plant that was never built.
Argentina was a leading actor in the nuclear sector throughout much of the twentieth century. It commissioned the first research reactor in the Southern Hemisphere,…
The creation of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A. (NA-SA) cannot be understood without considering the gradual weakening of Argentina’s nuclear sector following the return to democracy in…
In our previous article, Argentina has Uranium. Now What?, we analyzed the local situation: the country’s reserves, why uranium production has been inactive for 30…
Throughout 2025, debate in Argentina surrounding the development of domestic uranium mining activity regained momentum. However, there is still limited discussion of the country’s technical,…