{"id":262096,"date":"2026-06-02T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/u-s-and-argentina-co-host-regional-workshop-on-nuclear-energy-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:40:14","slug":"u-s-and-argentina-co-host-regional-workshop-on-nuclear-energy-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/u-s-and-argentina-co-host-regional-workshop-on-nuclear-energy-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. and Argentina Co-Host Regional Workshop on Nuclear Energy Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.usembassy.gov\/u-s-and-argentina-co-host-regional-workshop-on-nuclear-energy-technology\/\">U.S. and Argentina Co-Host Regional Workshop on Nuclear Energy Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.usembassy.gov\/u-s-and-argentina-co-host-regional-workshop-on-nuclear-energy-technology\/\">https:\/\/ar.usembassy.gov\/u-s-and-argentina-co-host-regional-workshop-on-nuclear-energy-technology\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-02 11:32:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"ar.usembassy.gov\">ar.usembassy.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The United States, through the\u00a0Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program,\u00a0and Argentina\u2019s National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA)\u00a0are co-hosting the Fourth Annual\u00a0FIRST\u00a0Latin America and the Caribbean regional workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with generous support from Global Affairs Canada.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FIRST leverages the\u00a0innovation\u00a0of the nuclear industry to advance global energy security.\u00a0\u00a0It works with countries exploring their nuclear energy potential, including the use of small modular reactors (SMRs) to meet their energy needs while meeting\u00a0the\u00a0highest\u00a0standards\u00a0of nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Participants from\u00a0Chile,\u00a0 Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, as well as other FIRST collaborating partners,\u00a0including\u00a0Argentina,\u00a0Canada, Japan,\u00a0the United Kingdom,\u00a0and the United States,\u00a0engaged\u00a0in discussions on\u00a0non-electrical\u00a0applications of SMRs,\u00a0technology selection, regional perspectives on civil nuclear energy,\u00a0and the\u00a0responsible\u00a0deployment of SMRs in accordance with\u00a0international best practices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">U.S. Ambassador\u00a0Peter 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