Infrastructure analysis required for the introduction or expansion of a nuclear energy system

The term Infrastructure can be defined as the set of necessary capabilities of national institutions to achieve long-term sustainability of a nuclear energy program. To operate nuclear facilities safely, especially a nuclear power plant, a very particular and complex infrastructure is required. In the case of Argentina, counting with nuclear power for the last 40 years and a total of 64 years of experience in the research and development in the peaceful applications of this energy, an adequate infrastructure to support the planned expansion of this activity is already in place. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides advice, training, analysis and studies of its experts in different areas of interest to Member States. Regarding this issue, there are documents that cover it from different perspectives. In particular the following are of interest: "Milestones in the Development of a National Infrastructure for Nuclear Power" and "INPRO Methodology - Infrastructure Area". This paper deals with the analysis of these issues applied to our country, with a combined approach between the two IAEA documents, based on the historical collection of the Argentine nuclear development. Therefore the 19 issues of the first document mentioned in the previous paragraph are presented with the state of development and evolution achieved in the country; allowing at the same time to demonstrate the compliance of the basic principle and all the criteria, indicators, parameters and acceptance limits established by the INPRO methodology for this assessment. (author)