The Director General of Rosatom State Corporation, the Russian contractor for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh, announced they have reached one of the most important stages of the project - delivery of fresh nuclear fuel to the site. Alexey Likhachev said the milestone in the project's implementation has been reached thanks to the efforts of both his Russian and Bangladeshi colleagues. Delivery of fresh nuclear fuel will mark the transition of the NPP under construction into the status of a nuclear facility, and will make Bangladesh a member of the “nuclear community” of countries using atomic energy for peaceful purposes, Likhachev said. Nuclear fuel for Rooppur power plant to arrive in Bangladesh in September, Rosatom DG tells PM The Rooppur NPP equipped with two VVER-1200 reactors capable of producing a combined 2400 MW of electricity is being built by the Russian state atomic power agency 160 km from Dhaka under a General Contract dated December 25, 2015, said the Russian Embassy in Dhaka on Monday. Rooppur NPP not to get fuel supply until all necessary inspections completed: Russian Contractor Likhachev met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed the current issues of Rooppur NPP construction, including the readiness of the site for the most important milestone of the year - delivery of fresh fuel for Unit 1. The Russian design with two VVER-1200 reactors that had been successfully implemented at two units of the Novovoronezh NPP in central Russia, was selected for the first NPP in Bangladesh. Another vessel carrying cargo for Rooppur docks at Mongla port This is an evolutionary Generation III+ design which fully complies with all international safety requirements, and is said to be foolproof. Russia is consistently developing international trade and economic relations, focusing on cooperation with friendly countries, said the Embassy. Despite external restrictions, the domestic economy is augmenting its export potential to supply goods, services and raw materials all over the world, it said. The implementation of major international energy projects is underway. Rosatom and its enterprises are taking an active part in this work, said the Embassy.    

Installation of the Transport Lock has been completed in the Power Unit 1 of the reactor building of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). According to the Rosatom, the Russian contractor of the Rooppur NPP project, the Transport Lock will be used for the loading of nuclear fuel and its unloading at the power plant. The transport lock is 12.7 meters in length and 10 meters in width, and it weighs 235 tons. It is one of the biggest pieces of equipment on the project in terms of dimension. After the NPP start-up, fuel simulators will be delivered through the lock, and it will ensure full maintenance of the reactor. “Installation of the transport lock in the design position is an important stage for the completion of civil works in the reactor compartment building,” said Alexei Deriy, ASE Vice President and Director of the Rooppur NPP Construction Project. Further work on the assembly and adjustment of the transport lock will be carried out after the jacketing of the power unit 1 dome. Read more: Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project delayed by Russia-Ukraine War: Yeafesh Osman Rooppur NPP equipped with two VVER-1200 reactors with a total capacity of 2400 MW is being constructed under the Russian design. VVER 1200 is an evolutionary generation III+ design that fully complies with all the international safety requirements. The Engineering Division of Rosatom State Corporation is implementing the project as the General Contractor. According to Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC), the 2400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, with two units, was undertaken in 2010. A target was set by the government to complete the construction of the first unit in 2022 and second unit in 2023. But later the target was reset, and the first unit was to be completed by June 2024 and second unit by June 2025.