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Bangladesh considering two more nuclear units at Rooppur

Bangladesh considering two more nuclear units at Rooppur

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the country is keen to build two more units at the Rooppur nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction.

New Nuclear 03 April 2024

In pictures: Rooppur 2 passive heat removal system installed

In pictures: Rooppur 2 passive heat removal system installed

The installation of the inner and outer parts of the steel structures of the 215-tonne passive heat removal system was completed in two days on Rooppur 2 in Bangladesh, Rosatom says. 

New Nuclear 26 January 2024

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Concreting completed of Rooppur 2 outer containment shell

Concreting completed of Rooppur 2 outer containment shell

The second unit at Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant has had concreting completed on its outer containment shell, in a process which took 122 days.

New Nuclear 19 January 2024

Bangladesh joins nuclear club as first fuel delivered

Bangladesh joins nuclear club as first fuel delivered

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Russian President Vladimir Putin and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi have taken part in a ceremony to mark the arrival of the first batch of nuclear fuel at the Rooppur nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear 05 October 2023

Outer containment dome in place at Rooppur 2

Outer containment dome in place at Rooppur 2

The installation of the steel structures of the outer containment dome has been completed in record time at unit 2 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced.

New Nuclear 25 September 2023

Rooppur 2 outer dome progress, nuclear fuel set for October delivery

Rooppur 2 outer dome progress, nuclear fuel set for October delivery

The lower tier of the outer dome of the second unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh has been lifted into place. Meanwhile Rosatom says it expects to deliver the first fuel to the plant in October.

New Nuclear 20 September 2023

Rooppur fuel passes inspection as onsite work progresses

Rooppur fuel passes inspection as onsite work progresses

The first fuel for Rooppur 1's initial load has been formally accepted by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission after an inspection at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant in Russia. Meanwhile, installation of the unit's eight heat exchangers has been completed at the plant site in Bangladesh.

New Nuclear 10 August 2023

Ceremony marks Rooppur nuclear fuel licences

Ceremony marks Rooppur nuclear fuel licences

An official ceremony has been held to mark the issuing of licences from the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority for nuclear fuel, which is expected to be delivered to the Rooppur nuclear power plant later this year.

New Nuclear 19 July 2023

Bangladesh gearing up for Rooppur 'graduation'

Bangladesh gearing up for Rooppur 'graduation'

The country expects to take delivery of the first fuel for the Rooppur plant in September, as it gears up for the Russian-designed and supplied plant to begin commercial operations next year.

New Nuclear 26 June 2023

Rooppur: Bangladesh paying Russia in yuan to sidestep sanctions

Rooppur: Bangladesh paying Russia in yuan to sidestep sanctions

Bangladesh is to make its payments to Russia for the Rooppur nuclear power plant construction in Chinese yuan as a result of sanctions stopping payments in US dollars.

New Nuclear 18 April 2023