O papel do pronuclear (1976 1986) na formação de recusos humanos para a área nuclear no Brasil

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2006

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In 1975, an agreement between the governments of Brazil and West-Germany was signed for the construction of nuclear power plants in Brazil as well as the extraction, processing and enrichment of uranium. As the result of the first oil crisis and facing the perspective of a continuous world energy crisis, the Brazilian government decided to turn to nuclear power as an alternative supply for the countrys energy needs. However, serious limitations were present regarding the transfer of nuclear technology for a third world country. This paper analyzes some aspects of the process involved in the creation of the specialized human resources during the extent of the agreement between Brazil and West Germany. Since its inception, the agreement received harsh criticism from the Brazilian nuclear physics and related fields scientific communities. Because the planning and implementation of the agreement took place during a period of military dictatorship, the decisions relating to the agreement were never debated between the policy makers and the scientific community. Not surprisingly, the agreement received plenty of criticism that ranged from the actual need for nuclear power to technical feasibility and suspicious of possible military uses and even the very policies created to prepare human resources to work in the nuclear area. One of the most important tools of these policies was the Programa de Recursos Humanos para o Setor Nuclear - PRONUCLEAR (Nuclear Sector Human Resources Program), implemented in 1976 and gradually deactivated starting in 1983. Although not many, some important positive results can be identified from analyzing reports describing the work and track record of PRONUCLEAR. Among these results, it is important to note: the creation of specialized training programs in nuclear technology and the improvement and redirection of the curriculum of courses related to the objectives of the nuclear program thus, fostering the creation of an expressive number of technicians, professors and doctors in nuclear energy and related fields

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pronuclear historia das ciencias industria nuclear -- brasil programa de recursos humanos para o setor nuclear energia nuclear -- brasil industria nuclear -- alemanha (ocidental)

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