Projects / prj-carem25
CAREM-25
Argentine prototype iPWR; construction widely reported incomplete/halted (~85% in secondary sources). Treat stage as suspended pending fresh primary confirmation.
- Stage
- Suspended
- Design
- CAREM-25 (SMR)
- Technology
- Integral pressurized water reactor (iPWR) · light_water
- Operator(s)
- CNEA (Argentina)
- Vendor(s)
- CNEA (Argentina)
- Location
- CAREM site (Lima, Zárate) · Argentina · precision: approximate
Near Atucha complex; approximate. - Coordinates
- -34.0, -59.2
- Electrical capacity
- 25 MWe (net) · scope: module
- Thermal capacity
- 100 MWth (nameplate_unspecified)
- Modules planned
- 1
- Inclusion basis
- smr_by_design_class
- Confidence
- medium
- Last verified
- 2026-10-01 (publication/verification date)
Milestones & dated events
- No dated milestones recorded yet.
Regulatory actions
- None recorded in this release.
Sources
- EnergyNote 2026 SMR licensing map (reputable_press, accessed 2026-10-01)
- IAEA Advanced Reactors Information System (ARIS) (iaea_or_nea, accessed 2026-10-01)
- World Nuclear Association — Small Nuclear Power Reactors (directory_or_aggregator, accessed 2026-10-01)