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Conference: Nuclear gains ground in political debate

Conference: Nuclear gains ground in political debate

Russian Energy Week, a Moscow-based annual conference and exhibition traditionally devoted to hydrocarbons, has for the second time included a session about the nuclear power industry. Claire-Louise Isted, editor of World Nuclear News, reports here on the increasing prominence of the world's best hope against climate change. 

Perspectives 05 October 2018

Rooppur protocol signed on physical protection scope

Rooppur protocol signed on physical protection scope

Bangladesh and Russia have signed a protocol to amend their 2011 agreement to build the South Asian country’s first nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear 19 September 2018

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Core catcher installation under way at Rooppur 1

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Rooppur protocol signed on physical protection scope

Rooppur 1 achieves first construction milestone

Rooppur rail link contract signed

Bangladesh, Russia ink $12.65 billion Rooppur plant deal

Bangladesh issues construction licence for Rooppur unit 2

Russian loan for Rooppur construction

Core catcher installation under way at Rooppur 1

Core catcher installation under way at Rooppur 1

Installation has begun of the core catcher - a passive safety system - for unit 1 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced.

New Nuclear 20 August 2018

IAEA reviews Rooppur design safety documentation

IAEA reviews Rooppur design safety documentation

The International Atomic Energy Agency last month completed a peer review of selected parts of the design safety documentation for the Rooppur nuclear power plant under construction in Bangladesh.

Regulation & Safety 26 July 2018

Rooppur rail link contract signed

Rooppur rail link contract signed

A Bangladesh-Indian joint venture is to build a new 26.5 kilometre railway link from the Rooppur nuclear power plant to Ishwardi under a contract signed in Dhaka on 10 July. The contract is to be completed within 18 months.

Corporate 12 July 2018

Bangladesh issues construction licence for Rooppur unit 2

Bangladesh issues construction licence for Rooppur unit 2

The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission has formally received a design and construction licence for Rooppur unit 2. It received an equivalent licence for unit 1 in November last year and construction work started on that unit soon afterwards.

New Nuclear 09 July 2018

Rooppur 1 achieves first construction milestone

Rooppur 1 achieves first construction milestone

Rooppur 1 basemat complete - 48Russia's Rosatom has completed concreting the foundation of unit 1 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. ASE Group, a subsidiary of the Russian state nuclear corporation, said today the project to build the Asian country's first nuclear power unit was on schedule.

New Nuclear 05 April 2018

India to assist in Rooppur implementation

India to assist in Rooppur implementation

Russia-India-Bangladesh - March 2018 - 48Russia, Bangladesh and India yesterday signed a memorandum on cooperation in the implementation of the Rooppur nuclear power plant project. Construction of Bangladesh's first nuclear power reactor, Rooppur 1, officially began in late November 2017.

New Nuclear 02 March 2018

Construction under way at Rooppur 1

Construction under way at Rooppur 1

Rooppur-1_first_concrete_(Rosatom)-48Construction of Bangladesh's first nuclear power reactor, Rooppur 1,has officially begun with the pouring of the first concrete for the VVER-1200 reactor's basemat. Work on the Russian-designed and supplied plant was ceremonially started by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

New Nuclear 30 November 2017

Rooppur 1 receives construction licence

Rooppur 1 receives construction licence

Rooppur-1_construction_licence_(BAERA)-48The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission has formally received a design and construction licence for Rooppur unit 1. Construction of the country's first nuclear power plant is now expected officially to begin on 30 November.

New Nuclear 06 November 2017