Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-21-2012

Abstract

Brazil doesn't plan to invest in new nuclear facilities until at least 2020, Marcio Zimmermann, the energy ministry's executive secretary, said earlier this month. However, he added that future plans could include the construction of four to eight nuclear plants by 2030. What is the current outlook for nuclear power in Brazil and other Latin American countries? How did last year's Fukushima accident affect nuclear development in the region? Have major offshore oil and shale gas finds diminished the appeal of nuclear power?

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Article re-posted as a PDF document with permission from the publishers as part of an Institutional Repository collection to aggregate Latin American energy policy, dialogue, white papers, reports, and educational materials.

Language

English

Publisher

Inter-American Dialogue

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