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Article: This Offering Includes a Complete Analysis of the Brazilian Nuclear Power Industry Including an Analysis of the Nuclear Power Stations of Brazil.
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- Business Wire
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- October 5, 2007
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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c70647) has announced the addition of "Analyzing Nuclear Power in Brazil" to their offering.
Electricity consumption in Brazil has grown strongly since 1990. Per capita consumption is 2235 kWh/yr. Nuclear energy provides four percent of the country's electricity - about 13 billion kWh per year.
In 1970 the government decided to seek bids for an initial nuclear plant. The turnkey contract for Angra-1 was awarded to Westinghouse, and construction started in 1971 at a coastal site between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
Angra-1 suffered continuing problems with its ...