A four-member delegation including amateur anglers and journalists participated in the second international fishing tournament held on September 7 and 8 in St. Petersburg of Russia.
Hosted by Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation- Rosatom the tournament was participated by 26 Anglers from 10 countries.
According to Rosatom, the fishing tournament followed the objective of strengthening the bonds among the people belonging to the global nuclear community on one hand and demonstrating the safety of nuclear power plants for the environment, including the flora and fauna of nearby water bodies on the other hand.
The tournament brought together participants from countries where Rosatom implements or plans to implement nuclear power plant construction projects: Bangladesh, Russia, Armenia, Hungary, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, South Africa, and Turkey.
Mohammad Nasim Hasan Sujan and Miraz Rahman Khan, anglers from the amateur fishing club-Angling in Bangladesh were the participants from Bangladesh.
The competition was organised close to the Leningrad NPP, Russia’s largest operating nuclear power plant in terms of installed capacity, and one of the first in the world to host cutting-edge Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactors.
It was held in the Pro Anglers League format – a European tournament for spinning fish from boats.
Anglers from India Arunabha Sannigrahi and Santosh Jaiswar came first in two nominations: Biggest Single Catch and Total Catch.
Anglers from Egypt and the combined team of Russia and Egypt stood second and third prizes, respectively.
The participants of the tournament were able to see for themselves the richness of the Gulf of Finland in fish, and its cleanliness thanks to the dosimetric control.
A total of 203 fish were caught and after weighing were released back into the sea.
President of the Rusatom International Network Vadim Titov noted: “Although the event is held on such a wide international scale for the second time, Rosatom has been organizing fishing competitions in water bodies near nuclear power stations for more than 10 years”.
“We attach great importance to such events because for us it is an opportunity to demonstrate that nuclear energy is a clean source of energy and that nuclear technology and nature complement each other”.
As part of the tournament, the participants visited the Leningrad NPP, located in the town of Sosnovy Bor, and were able to get acquainted with the operations of the nuclear power plant.
The Leningrad NPP is a unique engineering structure that combines two types of reactors on its site.
The participants also met with local authorities and interacted with the inhabitants of the city.
Rosatom is constructing Rooppur NPP on the bank of the River Padma at Ishwardi, Pabna. The NPP will host two power units based on Generation III+ Russian VVER-1200 reactors.
