Atucha I nuclear power plant
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Atucha I is one of two operational nuclear power plants of Argentina. It is located in the town of Lima, Zárate, province of Buenos Aires, about 100 km from Buenos Aires City, on the right-hand shore of the Paraná de las Palmas River.
The plant is a Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR). It employs a mixture of natural uranium and enriched uranium (0.85% of 235U), with heavy water for refrigeration and moderation. It has a thermal power of 1,179 MWth, and generates 357 MWe of electricity, which is delivered at 220 kilovolts to the Argentine Interconnection System, supplying about 2.5% of the total electricity production (2005).
Atucha I was started in 1968 and began operation in 1974; it was the first nuclear power plant in Latin America.
As of November 2006, Atucha I is off-line pending repairs to a heat exchanger since September 21st, 2006[1].
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- (Spanish) Monografias.com
- (Spanish) RinconDelVago.com
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