Atucha Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear power plant in Zárate Partido, Argentina
Atucha is an atomic facility in Buenos Aires Province along the Paraná de las Palmas River delta. The site comprises two active reactors producing electricity for the national grid, plus a third reactor under construction.
The plant began operating in 1974 as Latin America's first atomic power facility. The second reactor was added decades later, while the third is currently being built through cooperation with China.
The plant carries the name Lima, after Argentina's first woman to earn a nuclear engineering degree. Her legacy appears in several places around the facility today, reminding visitors of the country's pioneering figures in atomic research.
The site sits about half an hour's drive northwest of Zárate city along the riverbank. Public visits are highly restricted, and security controls apply around the entire grounds.
The third reactor uses Hualong One technology from China, a first-time application of this design in the Western Hemisphere. This partnership marks a new phase in the country's international atomic cooperation.
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