Atucha 2 gets renewed operating licence

Argentina’s nuclear regulator has issued a renewed licence to Nucleoeléctrica Argentina for the operation of the second unit of the Atucha nuclear power plant until 26 May 2026. The Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear (ARN) says the new licence would take Atucha 2 up to the end of its first 10 years of commercial operation, a decade which has seen a number of licence extensions. Nucleoeléctrica has stated that for the renewal, the regulatory body confirmed the company implemented all necessary modifications and enhancements to ensure the plant’s safe and reliable functioning, situated in Lima, Zárate, 115 kilometers from Buenos Aires.