ACR-300 Nuclear Reactor at Atucha Complex

planned

Argentina's government announced plans to build a new nuclear reactor at the Atucha nuclear complex, the country's largest nuclear power facility, in the town of Lima, about 60 miles northwest of Buenos Aires. The project, led by U.S.-based Meitner Energy, involves a $1.2 billion investment to develop the world's first commercial nuclear reactor based on Argentine-designed technology. The reactor is a Generation III+ small modular reactor (SMR) with a generating capacity of about 300 megawatts, using pressurized water reactor technology. The project is expected to create about 2,000 direct jobs during construction and operation.