Pabna, Nov 15 (V7N) – The sixth shipment of uranium for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has arrived at the project site in Pabna, with the latest consignment intended for the plant’s second unit.
With this arrival, a total of six uranium shipments have reached the project site: one additional shipment for the first unit and five for the second unit.
Three specialised trucks carrying the nuclear fuel arrived at the project site at around 6:05am on Saturday (November 14), under Army supervision and tight security provided by other law enforcement agencies.
Earlier, Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom said it planned to transport 163 uranium fuel assemblies for the second unit in seven cargo flights, along with an additional 48 assemblies in two more cargo shipments for refuelling the first unit. The fuel is scheduled to arrive in a total of nine shipments.
Built with Russian technology, the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has two VVER-1200 reactor units. The first unit has already begun its Power Startup Stage-C activities.
On October 29, the chairman of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) granted approval to begin
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