MAINTAINING THE NUCLEAR OPTION IN LATIN AMERICA Río de Janeiro, BRAZIL - 13 -16 June 2005 The synergism among international projects on Innovative Nuclear Technologies - a challenging task - Roberto Cirimello Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica - Argentina ENVIRONMENT RADIACTIVE WASTE TECHNOLOGY LEVEL Environmental impact of nuclear energy should be well within the expected standards and values foreseen for the second half of the century Waste management issue should be solved for the second half of the century by demonstration of present technology or by reducing the time frame of its harmful effects.