{"id":50045420,"date":"2021-08-20T17:58:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.dialogochino.net\/?p=45420"},"modified":"2023-02-06T18:16:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:16:24","slug":"45420-argentina-seeks-new-china-backed-nuclear-power-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/45420-argentina-seeks-new-china-backed-nuclear-power-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina seeks new China-backed nuclear power plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Argentine president Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez has decided to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/1\/d\/1NqYMgWKl2nVFPYhF4bYl1L68C50ZEOWExGR3H_r7pRc\/edit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reactivate a project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to build a new nuclear power plant in Argentina. The new plant in Buenos Aires province will generate 1,200MW and help meet the country&#8217;s energy needs, but is questioned for its high costs and potential risks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project was originally presented in 2015 by Cristina Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner, who was president from 2007-2015. At the time, the aim was to build two power plants financed by China. One with Canadian CANDU technology, which Argentine plants now use, and the other with the new Chinese Hualong technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former president Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) then questioned the agreement and decided to move forward with only one plant, the one with Chinese technology, to cut costs. However, the project did not advance. Now, Fern\u00e1ndez is looking to first kickstart the Chinese nuclear power plant, with the possibility of adding the CANDU in the medium term.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Argentina&#8217;s economy will continue to grow and therefore aims to slightly increase the share of nuclear energy in its matrix,&#8221; said Jos\u00e9 Luis Antunez, director of Nucleoel\u00e9ctrica Argentina, the state-owned company that manages the nuclear power plants. &#8220;We are going to start the project as soon as possible.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuclear power generates <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cammesaweb.cammesa.com\/2021\/06\/09\/informe-anual\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about 7.5%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Argentina&#8217;s energy, with a&nbsp; mix based mainly on hydrocarbons, for which production is subsidised. Non-conventional renewable energies, particularly solar and wind, have increased in recent years thanks to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.argentina.gob.ar\/economia\/energia\/energia-electrica\/renovables\/renovar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RenovAR programme.&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nuclear deal is in line with Argentina&#8217;s &#8216;comprehensive strategic alliance&#8217; with China, a high diplomatic status that China reserves for only a few countries. Fern\u00e1ndez sees China as a strategic ally in multiple sectors beyond nuclear, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.dialogochino.net\/en\/trade-investment\/44624-china-was-instrumental-in-helping-argentina-during-the-pandemic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cooperation during the Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened ties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;These two nuclear projects are going to help organize the Argentine energy sector,&#8221; says Nicol\u00e1s Malinovsky, director of the Observatory of Energy, Science and Technology. &#8220;Nuclear power plants go hand in hand with the development of an industrial sector and are a central element for the energy transition.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Nuclear energy in Argentina<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Argentina was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.argentina.gob.ar\/economia\/energia\/energia-electrica\/nuclear\/centrales\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the first country<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Latin America to adopt nuclear energy, but despite having an advanced industry, it has always imported nuclear power reactor technologies. There are currently three nuclear power plants in operation, Atucha I and Atucha II in the Z\u00e1rate district and Embalse in the northern C\u00f3rdoba province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a hiatus in the 1990s, the sector was reinvigorated in 2006 with a national nuclear plan, which led to the completion of the Atucha II project and the development of the Embalse life extension project. Although it is a more expensive form of energy than others, nuclear also serves to develop Argentina\u2019s scientific and technological sectors.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, the cost of electricity in Argentina according to source was US$35.30 per megawatt hour (MWh) for conventional thermal, US$18.5 MWh for hydroelectricity, US$73 for renewables and US$47.3 MWh for nuclear, according to figures obtained by Di\u00e1logo Chino following a request for access to public information.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It is a contribution to diversifying the matrix in a slightly cleaner direction. However, there are no economic or environmental feasibility studies to support new nuclear power plants, and that is a problem,&#8221; said Juli\u00e1n Rojo, an energy economist at the General Mosconi Argentine Energy Institute.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nuclear power plants go hand in hand with the development of an industrial sector and are a central element for the energy transition<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuclear energy is one of the few carbon-free energy options that offers balance with variable sources such as wind and solar power. However, the risks of radiation and meltdowns are considerable concerns and have led to a lack of social licence for expansion in Argentina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Argentina committed to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.dialogochino.net\/es\/clima-y-energia-es\/43661\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reducing its greenhouse gas emissions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by 19% under the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. This will require an <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.dialogochino.net\/es\/clima-y-energia-es\/37304-argentina-puede-y-quiere-ser-carbono-neutral\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">energy transition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to non-polluting energy sources and nuclear power is one option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuclear power plants can operate at full capacity almost without interruption,&nbsp; offering a continuous and reliable supply of energy. Solar and wind need back-up power during intermittences caused by the sun going down or wind levels dropping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/site\/assets\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/SR15_Chapter2_Low_Res.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a 2018 report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which brings together leading global climate scientists, argued that nuclear power will need to increase in order to limit the global temperature rise to below 1.5\u00baC by the end of the century.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Argentina\u2019s new nuclear power plant<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Argentina debates the future role of nuclear power in its energy matrix, China has become a champion of nuclear power in recent years, driven by air pollution, climate change and energy security issues at home.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, China relied on imported technology but recently begun to produce its own reactors, including the Hualong reactor. According to the government&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.cn\/zhengce\/content\/2015-05\/19\/content_9784.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Made in China 2025 plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Asian country aims to use more domestic technology and become a nuclear industry world leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The agreement with Argentina is one of the Chinese nuclear industry\u2019s first successes abroad. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.world-nuclear-news.org\/Articles\/Chinese-reactor-design-passes-safety-review\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2014,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> China&#8217;s Hualong reactor passed the International Atomic Energy Agency&#8217;s safety review. It runs on enriched uranium, unlike the CANDU which runs on natural uranium.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chinese nuclear power plant is a turnkey project, meaning it will design, build and equip the plant. But it will use around 40% local components, the same as Atucha I, when Argentina was only beginning to develop nuclear energy. The government is relying on being able to manufacture the enriched uranium that will be necessary for the plant&#8217;s operation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>All new projects must be economically competitive and must be in line with the country&#8217;s mitigation commitments<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The local engineering and construction workforce and the rest of the professionals who manage the project will have a lot of work, but the national metal-mechanic, electrical and chemical industry is the one that has the least participation in a new project, with a technology that has not yet been used and lacks the industrial base,&#8221; Antunez said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a cost of approximately US$8 billion Argentina will take out a loan from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to finance 85% of the project. The rest will be financed by the government. Antunez expects the contract to be finalised by mid-2022, at which time construction in Buenos Aires province is expected to begin immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A group of former Argentine energy secretaries criticised the project, claiming that it would have been cheaper to develop solar and wind energy instead. They also called for a broader discussion on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanacion.com.ar\/economia\/marchas-y-contramarchas-de-la-argentina-en-la-transicion-de-la-matriz-energetica-nid11072021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the future of the country&#8217;s energy matrix.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jorge Lape\u00f1a, one of the former officials, said: &#8220;Any future energy project must be part of a long-term national energy plan, which does not exist today. 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