NINA NETZER AND JOCHEN STEINHILBER(EDS.)| THE END OF NUCLEAR ENERGY? 3,400 MW of power, which could reach 8,000 MW with repowering. 8 For this to happen and provide incentives for power companies, a change is necessary to the stan­dards that define remuneration of energy gains pro­duced using repowering, which is currently considered to be a surplus energy whose value is much lower than the energy it would provide. Thus, nuclear energy would become absolutely unnec­essary as an alternative for satisfying Brazil’s energy demands. Regarding its medical and industrial uses, it shows relative usefulness, which may be ensured by low-power nuclear research reactors. 8. WWF Brazil, Repowering Hydroelectric Utility Plants As an Environmen­tally Sustainable Alternative to Increasing Energy Supply in Brazil, 2004. 26