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Rosatom completes upper RPV for Rooppur unit 1

Rosatom completes upper RPV for Rooppur unit 1

Atommash, part of the Volgodonsk branch of Russia's AEM Technology, has completed the manufacture of the upper part of the reactor pressure vessel for unit 1 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.

New Nuclear 01 October 2019

Bangladesh completes basemat of second Rooppur turbine hall

Bangladesh completes basemat of second Rooppur turbine hall

The pouring of concrete for the foundation of the turbine building at unit 2 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant under construction in Bangladesh was completed yesterday. The foundation for the turbine hall of Rooppur 1 was completed earlier this year.

New Nuclear 07 August 2019

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Bangladesh completes basemat of second Rooppur turbine hall

Fuel supply contract for Bangladeshi plant

Fuel supply contract for Bangladeshi plant

A ceremony was held today to mark the exchange of documents between TVEL JSC - the nuclear fuel manufacturer of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom - and the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission finalising a contract signed in late 2018 for the supply of fuel for the Rooppur nuclear power plant under construction in Bangladesh.

Uranium & Fuel 06 August 2019

Construction progress at Bangladesh plant

Construction progress at Bangladesh plant

Concrete works have been completed for the turbine hall foundation slab of Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant, Rooppur 1, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has announced. Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission says the first unit will be commissioned in 2023.

New Nuclear 01 February 2019

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

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