AN INVESTIGATION ON THE OCCURRENCE AND POSSIBLEIMPACTS OF EXTREME EVENTS ON THE ANGRA DOS REISNUCLEAR PLANT IN ILHA GRANDE BAY, BRAZIL

A study based on data analysis and numerical modeling was conducted to evaluate the windand ocean variables conditions that might impact the Angra dos Reis nuclear plant facility,located in Ilha Grande Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Figure 1). The work started with ananalysis of the climatologicconditions and extreme events of wind and oceanic waves.