Interview with Ivan Dybov of the Brazilian Energy 27/03/26
for The expansion of nuclear power as part of a strategy to cater to the growing demand for energy, particularly with the advancement of AI, and the data center, it was one of the points argued by Ivan Dybov, the director of the state-owned Russian Rosatom in Latin America, in an interview with the Brazilian Power of the Ibem to 2026, taking place this week in Salvador, BAHIA, brazil.
According to the executive, in spite of the progress of the discussions on small nuclear reactors, the SMRs, and the safety of nuclear power plants large scale and offer it cheaper on the long-term, high capacity, and generation of continuous, and it is more appropriate to meet the level of demand of the country.
To Dybov, the SMRs would be more specific, especially in isolated regions such as the Amazon, or, in the industrial, eletrointensivos, such as the mining and metals industry.
An argument can be assigned by the executive, it is the resilience of the nuclear source in front of the instability from the geo-political – for the nuclear power plant will depend on the least of the changes contained in the supply of raw materials. Dybov is also noted as a positive, and the progress of your LG 4836/2024, which sets out the criteria for the installation of a nuclear power plant in Brazil.
The Source: The Magazine Of Brazil’s Energy