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• Angra 3 dealt a blow by minister

  The completion of Brazil's Angra 3 reactor looks more doubtful after the country's environment minister set 60 tough conditions for the project. Eletronuclear must beautify nearby cities and pay for the maintenance of a 100,000 hectare national park. Posted Jul 24 2008, 11:28 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Brazil, Angra

• Areva wins €45 million contract with Eletronuclear

  Areva has been awarded six contracts to provide key services to Eletronuclear, the Brazilian operator of the Angra nuclear power plant. Worth €45 million ($69 million), the contracts focus on Angra 2 and vary in duration from three to five years. The Angra site, near Angra dos Reis, Brazil, currently hosts two pressurized water reactors (PWRs), Angra 1 and 2, with plans for a third under discussion. Angra 2 connected to the grid in 2000. Areva, which already provides services for both Angra units, is contracted to carry out examination and maintenance operations as well as servicing in the field of electrical and control engineering. An extensive, non-destructive examination will be made of steam generators, control rods, and the integrity of the containment. The French company will also carry out comprehensive maintenance operations throughout the site, attending to the cooling pool floor, fuel assemblies, valves, drives pumps and motors. Steam generator cleaning will be carried out at a secondary site with Areva supplying a local support team. Posted Jun 17 2008, 12:14 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, Brazil, Angra, Eletronuclear

• New Brazilian steam generators ready

  Eletronuclear, operator of Brazil’s only nuclear power plant, has officially received two new steam generators for Angra unit 1. The plant is currently undergoing preparatory work in readiness for the installation of the new steam generators, due to take place in September. Posted Mar 19 2008, 09:49 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Brazil, Steam Generators, RSG, Angra