La Argentina, que ya cuenta con una central nuclear en el sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires, comenzar. a desarrollar un nuevo proyecto que tendr.a como objetivo producir energia nuclear a partir del uranio de la provincia de San Juan.

El gobierno nacional anuncio recientemente que se firmar.a una carta de intenciones con el estado chino para construir la nueva central en la ciudad de Cocos, en la frontera con Chile. El proyecto de energia nuclear tendr.a un costo estimado de 10 mil millones de dolares y se espera que tenga una capacidad instalada de 3.5 Gigawatts, lo cual seria suficiente para abastecer a cerca del 20 por ciento de las necesidades energ.ticas de la Argentina. La construcci.n de la nueva central nuclear comenzar.a en el 2027 y tendr.a una duraci.n estimada de ocho a diez aos, seg.n informaciones oficiales. El proyecto de energia nuclear es parte del plan de desarrollo energ.tico del gobierno nacional, que busca diversificar las fuentes de energ.a en el pa.s y reducir la dependencia del combustible f.sico para generar electricidad. TITULO: Argentina Plans to Develop New Nuclear Power Project in San Juan Province with China’s Help Argentina, which already has a nuclear power plant located in the south of Buenos Aires province, plans to develop a new project aimed at producing nuclear energy from uranium found in the San Juan province. The government announced recently that it would sign an intention of cooperation agreement with the Chinese government to build the new central in the city of Cocos on the border with Chile. The nuclear power project is estimated to cost $10 billion and is expected to have a capacity of 3.5 Gigawatts, which would be enough to meet about 20% of Argentina’s energy needs. The construction of the new central is set to begin in 2027 and is expected to take between eight to ten years, according to official information. The nuclear power project is part of the government’s energy development plan, which aims to diversify energy sources in the country and reduce dependence on fossil fuels for electricity generation. “I have nothing to add about this matter because it’s a technical issue,” said Argentine government official to Al Jazeera.”Argentina plans to continue developing nuclear energy”, he affirmed. [IMAGEN: https://www.clarin.com/img/2025/06/22/mKjIcLuqW_1200x630__1.jpg]