Argentina

	Argentina	Regional Avg.
GDP Per Capita	$8441	$7202
Electricity Generation per Capita (kWh/year)	3140	2747
Nuclear Share	7%	2%
Total Clean Energy Share	37%	62%
Carbon Intensity (CO2eq/MWh)	307 kg	209 kg
Electricity Cost (USD/kWh)	$0.06	$0.09
Nuclear Capacity at Risk (MW)	0	0
Primary Backup Fuel	Natural Gas	Hydroelectricity

The inauguration in December 2020 of President Alberto Fernandez is positive for the Argentinian nuclear program.
Argentina’s new government has vocally affirmed its “total support” of expanding nuclear power by projecting that it will have a 4th nuclear reactor operational by 2028, and by appointing champions of nuclear to run influential nuclear authorities.
The government appears open to overtures from Russia to build and operate a fifth reactor in Argentina, although no agreements have been signed.
EP visited Argentina earlier in 2019 where Michael was the keynote speaker at the Annual Women in Nuclear Argentina (WIN) conference, urging the importance of having women in nuclear.
Currently Argentina is in the process of constructing their small modular reactor prototype, CAREM25. Construction started in 2014 and is expected to be completed by 2020.
At the moment, Argentina’s three nuclear reactors generate 5% of its electricity.
The country heavily relies on fossil fuels for electricity, with natural gas, coal, and oil accounting for 66% of their electricity.
Since 2005, Argentina’s CO2 emissions have risen by 22%.
Argentina will have its own Stand up for Nuclear event in October of 2021.