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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (Bengali: রূপপুর পারমাণবিক বিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্র) is a 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant currently under construction in Bangladesh. It consists of two 1200 MWe VVER-1200 reactors. The nuclear power plant is being constructed at Rooppur in Ishwardi Upazila on the bank of the river Padma, about 160 km northwest of Dhaka. It will be the country's first nuclear power plant, and the first of the two units is expected to become operational in December 2025.
The plan to establish a nuclear power plant in the then East Pakistan was made in 1961. In 1963, the Rooppur village of the Pabna district was selected for the proposed plant and 260 acres of land was acquired. The plan was to establish a 200MW nuclear power plant on the selected site. The plan to construct a 200 MW power plant was completed in 1969 with the assistance of Belgium. However, in 1969-1971, the project was scrapped by the then Pakistan government.
After Bangladesh separated from Pakistan, the government of Bangladesh resumed the effort to construct the 200-megawatt nuclear power plant. Between 1977 and 1986, the French company MS Sofratom conducted a feasibility study and concluded that the Rooppur project was viable. Subsequently, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a 125 MW nuclear power plant. However, the project did not materialize. In 1987–88, another feasibility study was conducted by Lahmeyer International and Motor Columbus which again proved that the site was technically, economically, and financially viable for a 300–500 MW nuclear power plant. Between 1997 and 2001, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) embarked on a new initiative to develop a nuclear power plant with a capacity of 600 MW.
In 2005, Bangladesh signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with China. Two years later, in 2007, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) put forth a proposal for the construction of two 500 MW nuclear reactors in Rooppur, aiming for completion by 2015.
In 2008, the Bangladeshi government reaffirmed its commitment to collaborate with China on the construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, with China extending an offer of financial support for the project. A year later, on 13 May 2009, BAEC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia's Rosatom on "Cooperation in Using Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purpose". Then, on 21 May 2010, Bangladesh and the Russia signed a framework agreement on "Cooperation in Using Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purpose".
On 10 November 2010, the Parliament of Bangladesh made the decision to proceed with the immediate implementation of a nuclear power project.
In 2011, International Atomic Energy Agency conducted IAEA Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission in Bangladesh to understand the state of Bangladesh's nuclear infrastructure. Later the same year, the IAEA examined and offered suggestions for the national nuclear power infrastructure.
On 15 January 2013, Bangladesh and Russia established an Intergovernmental Credit Agreement worth US$500 million to fund the preparatory phase activities of the power plant, and construction of the first phase of the project was also approved on 2 April of the same year.
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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (Bengali: রূপপুর পারমাণবিক বিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্র) is a 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant currently under construction in Bangladesh. It consists of two 1200 MWe VVER-1200 reactors. The nuclear power plant is being constructed at Rooppur in Ishwardi Upazila on the bank of the river Padma, about 160 km northwest of Dhaka. It will be the country's first nuclear power plant, and the first of the two units is expected to become operational in December 2025.
The plan to establish a nuclear power plant in the then East Pakistan was made in 1961. In 1963, the Rooppur village of the Pabna district was selected for the proposed plant and 260 acres of land was acquired. The plan was to establish a 200MW nuclear power plant on the selected site. The plan to construct a 200 MW power plant was completed in 1969 with the assistance of Belgium. However, in 1969-1971, the project was scrapped by the then Pakistan government.
After Bangladesh separated from Pakistan, the government of Bangladesh resumed the effort to construct the 200-megawatt nuclear power plant. Between 1977 and 1986, the French company MS Sofratom conducted a feasibility study and concluded that the Rooppur project was viable. Subsequently, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a 125 MW nuclear power plant. However, the project did not materialize. In 1987–88, another feasibility study was conducted by Lahmeyer International and Motor Columbus which again proved that the site was technically, economically, and financially viable for a 300–500 MW nuclear power plant. Between 1997 and 2001, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) embarked on a new initiative to develop a nuclear power plant with a capacity of 600 MW.
In 2005, Bangladesh signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with China. Two years later, in 2007, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) put forth a proposal for the construction of two 500 MW nuclear reactors in Rooppur, aiming for completion by 2015.
In 2008, the Bangladeshi government reaffirmed its commitment to collaborate with China on the construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, with China extending an offer of financial support for the project. A year later, on 13 May 2009, BAEC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia's Rosatom on "Cooperation in Using Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purpose". Then, on 21 May 2010, Bangladesh and the Russia signed a framework agreement on "Cooperation in Using Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purpose".
On 10 November 2010, the Parliament of Bangladesh made the decision to proceed with the immediate implementation of a nuclear power project.
In 2011, International Atomic Energy Agency conducted IAEA Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission in Bangladesh to understand the state of Bangladesh's nuclear infrastructure. Later the same year, the IAEA examined and offered suggestions for the national nuclear power infrastructure.
On 15 January 2013, Bangladesh and Russia established an Intergovernmental Credit Agreement worth US$500 million to fund the preparatory phase activities of the power plant, and construction of the first phase of the project was also approved on 2 April of the same year.
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