Commentary
Togzhan Kassenova
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In The Media
Brazil Going Nuclear?
Brazil currently has two nuclear reactors and a third is under construction. Four more power plants are being proposed for construction in the 2020s.
Published on Mar 24, 2014
Source: CCTV
Carnegie’s Togzhan Kassenova spoke to CCTV about Brazil’s nuclear policy and the country’s role as an emerging power.Kassenova told CCTV that over the last decade, Brazil has experienced several very severe energy crises during which major Brazilian cities went dark. She said that while other countries have decided to dismantle their nuclear reactors after the Fukushima incident in Japan in March 2011, Brazil has not ruled out the use of nuclear energy. The pacing of the nuclear energy expansion in Brazil, however, has been affected by the events in Fukushima, said Kassenova.
Kassenova added that Brazil sees nuclear technology as a component of an important country on the international scene and that the country’s role in the global nuclear order is growing.
This interview was originally broadcast on China Central Television.
About the Author
Togzhan Kassenova
Nonresident Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Kassenova is a nonresident fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment.
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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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