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Flourishing Southlands wrote:

Leonardo Ximenes de Matos

Construction for the Angra IV reactor unit began today, following a brief groundbreaking ceremony attended by officials from the Brazilian Restoration and Salvation Council (BRSC).

The new pressurized water reactor, located in the Angra Nuclear Power Plant, is expected to cost $6 billion USD and provide Brazilians with 1,400 MW of clean energy upon its completion.

Angra IV is expected to come online in 4 years, perfectly coinciding with the completion of 2 VVER-1200 nuclear reactors in Natal and Parnamirim. The pair, aptly named Natal I and Parnamirim I respectively, were ordered from the Soviet-Federation 2 years ago. They have been undergoing construction ever since as part of a $15 billion USD investment into Brazil's nuclear infrastructure.

The Angra Nuclear Power Plant is currently home to Angra I and II, which combined bear a nameplate capacity of 1,884 MW. An third unit had been under the works since 1984, but persistent delays prompted an auctioning of the incomplete reactor in 2018 to an overseas power firm. Work has not resumed as of the time of writing.

Recent droughts have threatened the country's reliance on hydroelectric power, which has supplied over 60% of electricity demand as of 2021. This has renewed the BRSC's interest in nuclear power, prompting its recent outreach to Iran-e, a pledge to invest over $50 billion USD into the industry over the next decade, and the earmarking of land in Aracaju, Vila Velha, and Maceió for nuclear development.

OOC: The acquisition of the VVER-1200 reactors in the quoted post will carry over to the Soviet-Federation.
Bilateral nuclear cooperation with the Iranian-state in the second linked post will carry over to Iran-e.

The government of Ryamwai in conjunction with Iran-e and Eulumia counterparts The Sala Group and Hujar Corp. and with Ryamwai State Railway Service has finalized a deal on the rehabilitation of the Thanbyuzayat to Nam Tok rail line. The former rail line established during the world war two era has been out of service for decades and lies in a state of disrepair along the majority of the line. The new project will aim to re-establish the old railway, clear overgrowth, and update the line to modern standards. The historic restoration project will allow the nearly full connection of the nation via rail and provide additional means of passenger and cargo transport for all of Ryamwai.

Western Ryamwai will be formally connected via rail to Central, Northern, Southeastern and Southern Ryamwai after the construction is complete. Further connection to Zhonghua-Diguo and Eulumia will also be accessible to western Ryamwai from the primary line that is already in service once the T-NT route is rehabilitated. The rehabilitation is expected to take up to four years and have an estimated final cost of $4.5 billion USD. The RSRS and local companies will be maintaining 50% of the funding budget which is around $2,250,000,000. The partner corporations of Sala Group and Hujar Corporation will together fund $1,000,000,000 of the necessary funding while the Eulumian counterparts will invest $1,250,000,000 of funds for the remainder.

This railway is expected to bring commerce and ease of travel to western Ryamwai and central Ryamwai and slightly decrease usage of cars in the region applicable as rail service will now connect the large and growing cities of western Ryamwai including Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyidaw to the capital Bangkok as well as others on both lines. The total length of the rail project is approximately 160 mi / 257 km. New stations to be built along the route will be located in Thong Pha Phum, Sangkhla, Payathonzu and Anankwin. Already existing stations along the route include Nam Tok, Kanchanaburi and Nongpladuk junction on the eastern end and Thanbyuzayat Rail Station on the western end.