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NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America

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Brazil Stands Firm On Inspections, Iaea Backs Down, Notisur Writers Oct 2004

Brazil Stands Firm On Inspections, Iaea Backs Down, Notisur Writers

NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America

Brazil appears to have won a months-long stare-down with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding full access to its nuclear-energy program. IAEA inspectors arrived at a Brazilian nuclear-development site on Oct. 19 with the understanding that they would be permitted to see less than they had been bargaining for. Putting a best face on the limitation, an agency spokesperson in Vienna said the inspectors would not need total access. The IAEA, in backing down, is treading a fine political line in giving Brazil some slack on much the same issue it is pressing Iran on. Brazil took the opportunity …


Argentine Energy Crisis Reveals Region's Weak Power Network, Notisur Writers Apr 2004

Argentine Energy Crisis Reveals Region's Weak Power Network, Notisur Writers

NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America

An energy crisis in Argentina is having a region-wide impact, exposing the risks of interdependent power delivery systems in the southern cone region of South America. As Argentina and Chile face the possibility of widespread blackouts, analysts fear that the power outages and increases in energy costs could slow Argentina's economic recovery and tie up other regional economies.