Bangladesh: Rosatom Completes Construction Of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 1

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Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has announced the completion of construction and installation works at Unit 1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Bangladesh.

This marks a significant milestone in the construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant.

Located 160 km from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Rooppur NPP is equipped with two VVER-1200 reactors, with a total capacity of 2400 MW.

The Russian-designed VVER-1200 reactors, which have been successfully implemented at the Novovoronezh NPP, meet all international safety requirements and feature an evolutionary Generation III+ design.

“We have entered the final stage of preparation for the physical start-up of Rooppur NPP Unit 1,” said Andrey Petrov, First Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy of Rosatom.

“We guarantee the reliability and safety of our technologies, and the first nuclear power plant in Bangladesh will support the country’s economy and benefit future generations.”

The commissioning of Rooppur NPP will provide over 10% of Bangladesh’s total energy consumption, helping to alleviate the country’s acute shortage of electrical power.

Rosatom is also constructing nuclear power plants in Egypt, Hungary, Turkey, and China using Russian technology.

 

 

Source:https://energynewsafrica.com


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