Ep 244: Claudio Almeida - President, Brazilian Association of Nuclear Energy (ABEN)

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 11 a.m.

Claudio Almeida joins Bret on the latest episode of Titans of Nuclear.

1) Claudio Almeida reflects on his international nuclear education and how it prepared him for a design review of Brazil’s first nuclear plant, Angra 1
2) How technical issues in Soviet-designed nuclear power plants were identified, analyzed, and corrected to improve plant performance
3) Claudio explains how Chernobyl changed the international nuclear industry and how safety missions were conducted at VVER and RBMK sites
4) A look at new nuclear organizations developed after Chernobyl and the current state of Brazil’s nuclear climate

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