National Nuclear Energy Commission

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National Nuclear Energy Commission
Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear
Websitewww.cnen.gov.br

The National Nuclear Energy Commission (

Ministry of Science and Technology.[3]

Organization

The agency is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and manages several institutes and facilities throughout Brazil. It has five regional districts, with headquarters in Angra dos Reis, Caetité, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, and Resende, and a special office in Brasília.[4]

Nuclear Energy Research Institute

The Nuclear Energy Research Institute (

radioisotopes for nuclear medicine.[5]

Radiological Protection and Dosimetry Institute

The Radiological Protection and Dosimetry Institute (

power plants and other areas. Since 1976, the IRD possesses a Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory, recognized by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Health Organization.[6]

Nuclear Technology Development Center

The Nuclear Technology Development Center (

radioisotope production.[7]

Nuclear Engineering Institute

The Nuclear Engineering Institute (Portuguese: Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear; IEN) is a research unit of CNEN. Since 1962, IEN has been contributing to the national mastering of technologies in the nuclear field and its correlates. Its scope is generating and transferring knowledge and technology to the productive sector - public and private - with society as its final beneficiary.

Patents publications, technology licensing, radiopharmaceuticals, materials essays and analysis, radioactive waste collecting, consulting and human resources formation are IEN's main products and services.[8]

Central-West Regional Center of Nuclear Science

The Central-West Regional Center of Nuclear Science (Portuguese: Centro Regional de Ciências Nucleares do Centro-Oeste; CRCN-CO) is a regional institute of CNEN responsible for radioactive waste management and deposit, and nuclear technology in the Central-West Region of Brazil.[9]

Northeast Regional Center of Nuclear Science

The Northeast Regional Center of Nuclear Science (Portuguese: Centro Regional de Ciências Nucleares do Nordeste; CRCN-NE) is a regional institute of CNEN responsible for inspection and control of facilities and radioactive materials in the Northeast Region of Brazil.[10]

Nuclear energy

Nuclear energy accounts for about 4% of the Brazil's electricity.[11] It is produced by two pressurized water reactors at Angra Nuclear Power Plant (Angra I and II). A third reactor, Angra III, with a projected output of 1,350 MW, is planned to be finished by the 2020s. By 2025 Brazil plans to build seven more reactors.[12] Currently, all uranium exploration, production and export in Brazil is under the control of the state through INB, which is a subsidiary of the National Nuclear Energy Commission, although the Brazilian government has recently announced that it is prepared to move ahead with private sector involvement in the nuclear fuel cycle.[13]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear.

References

  1. ^ Nuclear Programs - Brazil Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
  2. Senado Federal
    . Retrieved on 2009-07-14. (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Atividades CNEN. Retrieved on 2009-07-14. (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ CNEN: Unidades CNEN. Retrieved on 2009-07-14. (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ IPEN Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares. Retrieved on 2009-07-14. (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Histórico Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria. Retrieved on 2009-07-14. (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Center of Nuclear Technology Development - CDTN Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
  8. ^ The Institute Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
  9. ^ Centro Regional de Ciências Nucleares do Centro-Oeste - CRCN-CO Archived 2008-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Centro Regional de Ciências Nucleares do Centro-Oeste. Retrieved on 2009-07-14. (in Portuguese)
  10. ^ CNEN: Unidades CNEN. Retrieved on 2009-07-14. (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ "Nuclear Power in Brazil". World Nuclear Association. June 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  12. ^ "Brazil plans to build seven nuclear reactors". Mecropress. 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  13. ^ Galvani to work on Brazil's largest uranium reserve Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine World Nuclear News. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.

External links

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