by Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu in The Daily Star, Oct 5, 2023With the handing over of radioactive fuel to Bangladesh authorities today, the country will be the 33rd nuclear fuel user in the world. The Rooppur power plant will also become a nuclear facility. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to attend the handover ceremony in Rooppur of Pabna via video link, says a press release issued by the Ministry…
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byRejaul Karim Byron in The Daily Star on June 18, 2023The government’s bid to pay off Russia’s dues — of about $330 million — for the Rooppur power plant using the Chinese yuan has run into fresh complications after the last round of sanctions by the US on Russia. Earlier on April 12, the US imposed sanctions on over 120 targets, including JSC Nauchno-Issledovatelsky i Konstruktorsky Institut Montazhnoy Tekhnologii Atomstroy (NIKIMT), the engineering, procurement and…
by Rejaul Karim Byron in The Daily Star, Mar 22, 2023The Rooppur nuclear power plant is likely to be delayed further if the recent revision of one of the associated projects is any indication. The deadline for the Tk 3,440.1 crore project to construct the physical protection system (PPS) of the Rooppur nuclear power plant has been extended by one year and nine months by Planning Minister MA Mannan on December 6 last year. Mannan…