SMRs in Brazil
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2024
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMALL MODULAR REACTORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
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Brazil is an extremely important country regarding climate change, both because it is
one of the biggest GHG emitters in the world and because it has the means to mitigate
these emissions. Brazil has considerable emissions in the energy sector, and power
plants that burn either coal or natural gas are increasingly being used to meet energy
demand in periods of drought to make up for insufficient hydroelectric production. With
the worsening of droughts due to the impacts of climate change, the energy sector is
likely to be heavily impacted; in 2023, several regions of Brazil suffered blackouts due to
a lack of energy supply. SMRs could represent a viable solution to the problems facing
the Brazilian energy sector. The use of a wide variety of energy sources is fundamental
to decarbonizing the energy matrix. To decarbonize energy systems efficiently and with
the necessary urgency, the sources need to be diversified and climate-resilient. When
considering the delay and bureaucracy involved in building nuclear power plants in Brazil
(the most recent, Angra 3, began construction in 1984 and is still not finished), it’s
understandable why Brazilian public policies have given less importance to nuclear
energy. Because their installation is quicker, cheaper, and less bureaucratic, SMRs key to
decarbonizing energy production in Brazil, replacing the construction of new coal or
natural gas power plants, and being allocated to meet local demands. They can also be
implemented as part of state policies, rather than federal ones. This study seeks to
understand Brazilian energy policy and suggest alternatives for the efficient introduction
of SMRs in Brazil.
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CARVALHO, AMANDA; RODRIGUES, ELAINE; ANDRADE, DELVONEI A. de; BUSTILLOS, JOSE O.W.V. SMRs in Brazil: a paradigm shift in energy policy for climate mitigation. In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMALL MODULAR REACTORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS, October 21-25, 2024, Vienna, Austria. Abstract... Vienna, Austria: International Atomic Energy Agency, 2024. p. 356-356. Disponível em: https://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/48912. Acesso em: 30 Dec 2025.
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