- The potential the government sees in nuclear energy
- Who is Ramos Napoli, the head of the new Secretariat for Nuclear Affairs?
Looking for Promote the development of the nuclear sectorthe government announced this Tuesday that it would achieve this Nuclear Affairs Secretariatwho will be responsible Dr. Federico Ramos Napoliformer president of DIOXITEK SA
According to the Ministry of Economy, the aim of this new entity is “Coordination of the different areas of the Argentine nuclear sector“To protect them and ensure greater momentum in the implementation of their policies.”
The company under Luis Caputo’s jurisdiction is trying to order the exploitation Nuclear energy in Argentina to transform the country “the Saudi Arabia of uranium.”
The novelty arises in a scenario in which the government accelerates with the Privatization of Nucleoeléctrica SAthe state-owned company that controls the Atucha I, II and Embalse nuclear power plants.
This is a new commitment by the government to the nuclear sector: with this in mind, the Argentine Nuclear Council was founded a year ago under the chairmanship of Demian Reidel.
The aim is to develop small modular reactors (SMR). 100% national design and technology and exploit Uranium mining for Export nuclear energy and become an innovation center in this area.
Now this new Secretariat seeks to align policies, sectors and entities to promote the development of the sector and make Argentina a major player on the nuclear energy map.
The potential the government sees in nuclear energy
For the government, “nuclear energy is a strategic resource that can change the economic matrix of our land”, therefore its exploitation is crucial.
“Argentina has a 75-year history that enables us select group of nations “dedicated to the research and application of nuclear technologies for civil purposes,” the statement says in this sense.
With the growth forecast for the sector, they assure from Economía that Argentina “has the potential to become the ‘Saudi Arabia of uranium'”.
To achieve this, “the mining, energy and nuclear sectors need to be in place.” are aimed at this goal as a horizon,” they think, which is why the new organization was founded.
Who is Ramos Napoli, the head of the new Secretariat for Nuclear Affairs?
He Dr. Federico Ramos Napoli will take charge of the new Secretariat for Nuclear Affairs coordinate the different areas of the Argentine nuclear sector and promote its development.
The young lawyer who in the past aroused suspicion of being a “libertarian troll” There were complaints in the broadcasters that he was called “a finger” and that he came from the control room DIOXITEK SA., the responsible state-owned company produce nuclear-grade sources of uranium and cobalt-60, unique in the country.
There Ramos Napoli first developed into general manager and later into president. This led to this administrative and productive restructuring of the company that Javier Milei pushed for.
This process “resulted in elimination of operating deficit, debt relief, etc.” Production record“, says the economic statement.
In addition, Ramos Napoli “led the negotiations to resolve the problem congenital deficiency of uranium in Argentine nuclear power plants,” the government said.
The lawyer also advised “the board and management” in the current management. NUCLEOELÉCTRICA SA in its administrative restructuring.”
Similar work was carried out with National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA)for which he developed “a plan of”. Production and marketing of radioisotopes for the RA-10″.
For this reason, the government is of the opinion that “it comprehensive vision of the industry makes him the right person for the position” and the “challenge” that Javier Milei proposes.
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