The general director of THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) visited Atucha Site

Also, on the way to the Atucha Nuclear Complex, the Argentine diplomat visited the station for environmental and weather conditions monitoring recently donated by the IAEA and installed near the plant.

Dr. Grossi has chaired the IAEA since 2019 and is making an official visit to our country. As part of his agenda, he visited the nuclear power plants located in Lima, Buenos Aires province.

During the tour of the facilities, Dr. Grossi assured that "the names of Atucha and Lima are present throughout the world" and stressed that the social impact of the Argentine Nuclear Program "has much to share and teach the world about positive integration around an important industrial activity such as this”.

In addition, the head of the IAEA stressed that nuclear projects will generate qualified, decent and important employment for the region. "Here we are and as IAEA we are going to support that a lot," he concluded.

During the tour, the president of the company, José Luis Antúnez, assured: "we are very grateful for the visit and for his permanent commitment to the development of the Argentine Nuclear Plan that we have studied in detail with him today."

Likewise, Jorge Sidelnik, vice-president of the company, pointed out: "for us it is an extremely important day, having the general director of the IAEA visiting the facilities of the Atucha Nuclear Complex is a source of pride." In addition, he added: “he is a person who is playing on the world board. His visit is very important and demonstrates the capabilities and development of the nuclear industry in the country”.

Atucha I and II Nuclear Power Plants

Atucha I was connected to the National Electric System in 1974, becoming the first nuclear power plant in Latin America. It has a gross electrical power of 362 electrical megawatts. The company is currently working on extending its useful life for further 24 years.

Atucha II began to deliver energy in 2014, after its construction was paralyzed from 1994 to 2006. The plant has a capacity of 745 Mwe.

The Full Scope Simulator

In 2015 the Atucha II simulator was inaugurated. This device is an exact replica of the plant's control room with high-precision software. It is intended for the education and training of professionals who operate the plants.

Environmental Monitoring Stations

As part of Nucleoeléctrica's commitment to caring for the environment, the company received environmental monitoring equipment for the Atucha Nuclear Complex and the Embalse Nuclear Power Plant donated by the IAEA.

The objective of this activity is to develop a territorial network for environmental radiological surveillance in real time made up of two analytical stations based on gamma spectrometry records in the atmosphere with remote technical and scientific support to be carried out by the University of Rovira i Virgili in Spain.

The Automatic Station for monitoring environmental radioactivity works in real time and access to the information will be available to the IAEA, the University of Rovira i Virgili, to Atucha I-II Nuclear Power Plants, Embalse Nuclear Power Plant, the Ministry of the Environment of the Province of Buenos Aires, municipalities, the Agency of the Environment of the Province of Córdoba and any other organization that requests it.

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