Ep 240: Marcel Biato - Permanent Representative of Brazil, International Atomic Energy Agency

Published: Dec. 8, 2019, 11 a.m.

Marcel Biato joins Bret on the latest episode of Titans of Nuclear.

1) Marcel Biato explains how a career in diplomacy prepared him for work in the nuclear industry and the unique challenges that come with it
2) How Brazil is opening up the previously State-run nuclear industry to private companies and the history between Argentina and Brazil’s nuclear programs
3) Marcel shares the current state of Brazil’s Naval nuclear propulsion system and how new nuclear technology can provide base load power across the country
4) Why small modular reactors are attractive to Brazil and how the country is focusing on making the technology accessible

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