Assembly of the reactor in the first power unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant has been completed

Assembly of the reactor in the first power unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant has been completed.

In a press release issued yesterday (October 22), Rosatom’s engineering division said the reactor assembly process included the installation of internal elements, such as a shaft and enclosure, the loading of fuel element simulators, the assembly of the protective tube unit and the upper block. and installation of commissioning measurement system sensors.

The next step is to conduct hydraulic tests to check the operability of the reactor equipment, Rosatom added.

The Rooppur plant, which is located 160 kilometers from Dhaka, has two Russian VVER-1200 reactors.

The government signed a $12.65 billion general contract (GC) in 2015 with Moscow for the construction of the nuclear power plant.

Bangladesh signed a credit agreement with Russia for a credit of $11.385 billion for RNPP in July 2016. The credit covers 90% of the project cost.

The Ministry of Science and Technology recently said that the first unit of the plant could become operational in July 2024 and the second unit in July 2025.

Once the two units become operational, the Rooppur nuclear power plant will be capable of generating 2,400 MW of power. The first unit has reached more than 90% completion in terms of physical and structural work, while the second unit has progressed to 70% completion.

According to the World Nuclear Association website, countries using nuclear power include the US, China, France, Russia, South Korea, Canada, Ukraine, Germany, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, the United Kingdom, India, Czech Republic, Finland and Switzerland. , Bulgaria, Pakistan, Hungary, Slovakia, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Romania, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Slovenia, Netherlands, Iran and Armenia.