Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen along with senior officials of the ministry recently visited the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) as part of its efforts to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology across the world.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has sought strong political support from Bangladesh in its endeavours to implement its mandates.

Rosatom, the Russian contractor of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, said the manufacture of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for unit-1 of 2400MW plant has recorded further development as the production of Core Barrel has been completed at the Volgodonsk Branch of AEM-technology. In a statement on Saturday, Rosatom said the core barrel is one of the three main elements of the RPV Internals. Core barrel itself is 11metre high and 63 tons in weight and consists of six shells. At the upper part of the Core Barrel, there are 238 holes of 196mm diameter and two holes of 300mm diameter.

Rosatom, the Russian contractor of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), has completed the key stage in manufacturing the first Reactor Pressure Vessel of the project.

Some 178 Russians employees of Rooppur Nuclear Power Project left Bangladesh on April 6 on a chartered flight from Dhaka, said a press release of Rosatom, the Russian contractor of the project.