Overview
- The Secretariat will report to Economy Minister Luis Caputo and operate with autonomy relative to the existing Energy Secretariat.
- According to the decree and annex, its remit includes setting nuclear policy, coordinating the fuel cycle, managing radioactive waste, and overseeing state participation in sector firms.
- The government frames the move as part of a plan to accelerate uranium development and nuclear projects, saying Argentina could become the “Saudi Arabia of uranium.”
- Coverage links the reorganization to ongoing initiatives such as SMR development and the RA‑10 project, reports of partial privatization steps at Nucleoeléctrica, and talks that may involve U.S. companies in uranium exploitation.
- Federico Ramos Nápoli, 30, was elevated from Dioxitek leadership, where the government credits him with eliminating the operating deficit, reducing debt, and boosting production; Argentina’s three nuclear plants currently supply about 6.5% of electricity.