Brazil begins assembling a prototype nuclear reactor, designed for a promising nuclear submarine of the PROSUB project. As reported by NPlus1, assembly is in progress at the Brazilian Experimental Center Aramar in Ipero, São Paulo state.
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense said, that the assembly of the reactor, as well as all related units is carried out in the housing, simulating the reactor compartment of a nuclear submarine under development. Reactor tests are also planned to be carried out in this simulation building..
As the newspaper writes, Brazil is developing its own nuclear submarine 2008 of the year. The construction of the nuclear submarine itself, named “Alvaro Alberto”, started in 2018 year. The project is based on the diesel-electric submarine project “Scorpio” French production, since France is 2009 transferred to Brazil all the technologies for the project “Scorpio” in addition to the four submarines of this project, built in Brazilian shipyards.
planned, that the new Brazilian nuclear boat will be multi-purpose. Submarine displacement 6 thousand tons in length 100 meters and a width 9,8 meters will receive a nuclear reactor with a capacity 48 megawatt. Declared submerged speed – 25 knots, depth – to 350 m. Anti-ship and cruise missiles declared as weapons, as well as six torpedo tubes of caliber 533 millimeter.
The launch of the nuclear submarine is scheduled for 2030 year, although previously called 2023 and 2025 of the year. Inclusion “Alvaro Alberto” to the Brazilian Navy scheduled for 2032 year. note, that it will be the first nuclear submarine in the Brazilian fleet.
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