Editing Angra Nuclear Power Plant (section)

==Future developments==
[[File:Angra 04780011 (8388174267).jpg|thumb|260px|Construction site Angra II in 1990s]]
The development of Angra III began in 1984 as a Siemens/KWU [[pressurized water reactor]] but was halted in 1986. About 70% of the plant's equipment was purchased in 1985 but has been in storage ever since. In June 2007, restarting of work on was approved by the [[National Council for Energy Policy]] but was halted again. On 31 May 2010, the [[National Nuclear Energy Commission]] granted a licensee for construction of the third reactor. Construction of the reactor, which has a capacity of 1,350&nbsp;MWe, begun on 1 June 2010 and was predicted to be operational by 2018.<ref name="IAEA"/><ref name=wnn020610>
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 | url= http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN_Construction_of_Angra_3_0206109.html
 | title= Angra 3 construction
 | date= 2010-06-02
 | work= World Nuclear News
 | accessdate= 2010-06-18}}
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After stopping construction in 2014, the Brazilian government have decided to auction off the incomplete power station to private investors in 2018. Based on that timetable and the volume of construction works to complete, the Energy deputy minister expected completion to be achieved by 2023.<ref>
{{cite news
 | url= https://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-auction-angra-iii-idUSL2N1GY0V1
 | title= Brazil's Angra III nuclear project to be auctioned by 2018 -deputy minister
 | date= 2017-03-22
 | work= Reuters
 | accessdate= 2017-07-21}}
</ref>

In November 2021, the Brazilian government rescheduled the conclusion of Angra III for 2026–27, and announced the construction of a fourth nuclear power plant, to be inaugurated in 2031.<ref>{{cite news|title=De vilã a fonte verde: Brasil retoma projeto de energia nuclear |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/business/de-vila-a-fonte-verde-brasil-retoma-projeto-de-energia-nuclear |website=CNN Brazil|date=9 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Governo prepara nova usina nuclear, mas ainda não retomou obras de Angra 3 |url=https://economia.ig.com.br/2021-11-08/nova-usina-nuclear.html |website=IG|date=9 November 2021}}</ref> In February 2022, the consortium that will complete the reactor agreed a contract, which is planned to enable reactor operations to start in 2026.<ref name=wnn-20220210>{{cite news |url=https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Contract-signed-to-allow-resumption-of-Angra-3-wor |title=Contract signed allowing resumption of Angra 3 works |publisher=World Nuclear News |date=10 February 2022 |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>