Nuclear Program Program Nuclear in Argentina in Argentina
PRESENT && PRESENT FUTURE OF OF FUTURE NUCLEAR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY IN ARGENTINA IN ARGENTINA
Nuclear Power & Related Supplies
Dario Jinchuk
Medical & Industrial Applications
National Atomic Energy Commission
LAS/ANS 2005 Design: Lic. Stella Spurio
Waste Management
June 13-15 Rio - Brazil
Research & Development Human Resources Training
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NUCLEAR NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES (Excluding (Excluding Medicine) Medicine)
4.500 Employees u$s 400 millions/year
NUCLEAR NUCLEAR MEDICINE MEDICINE
(Diagnostics & & (Diagnostics treatments) treatments)
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
2 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN OPERATION 1 NPP UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1.500.000 Treatments/year 1.300 Facilities 3.000 Employees u$s 200 millions 3
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6 RESEARCH REACTORS 4 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS 3 ATOMIC CENTERS 1 TECHNOLOGY CENTER 1 HEAVY WATER PLANT 2 IRRADIATION FACILITIES 2 URANIUM MINING 1 URANIUM PURIFICATION PLANT 376 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS NUCLEAR MEDICINE 3 NUCLEAR MEDICINE SCHOOLS 68 TELETHERAPY CENTERS 57 BRACHYTHERAPY CENTERS 309 NUCLEAR MEDICAL CENTERS 45 LINEAR ACCELERATORS 4 408 RADIOIMMUNOASSAY LABORATORIES