An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation headed by its Director General Rafael Grossi on August 27 visited the site of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Russia to assess the plant’s operation amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The delegation visited the plants at the invitation of Alexey Likhachev, Director
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Re-fuelling in another reactor of the world’s only floating NPP
PM urges ROSATOM to set up another nuclear power plant at Rooppur
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the Russian state-run ROSATOM to set up another nuclear power plant at Rooppur, if there is any scope for that. The premier made the request when ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev called on her at her official residence Ganabhaban here. Briefing the reporters after the
Unit -1 of Rooppur NPP to get ready
As part of pre-commission, flushing of systems with the open reactor has commenced at unit- 1 of Rooppur NPP on December 8, 2022, a press release said Saturday. This will be followed by a special Post-installation Cleaning (PIC). At this stage, chemically dematerialized water is supplied to the reactor vessel through the
Construction of the second nuclear power unit in Egypt begins
Pouring of the “First Concrete”, marking the commencement of main construction at the unit- 2 of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt took place yesterday, November 19. Earlier on October 31, 2022, the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority issued the construction permit for the unit. The ceremony was attended
Training of Bangladeshi specialists begins at Rooppur NPP
To prepare a skilled workforce for the safe operations of the country's first-ever nuclear power plant, a training programme for Bangladeshi specialists began on October 16 at the Rooppur NPP Training Centre. Minister for Science and Technology Architect Yeafesh Osman, and Rosatom Director General Alexy Likhachev formally inaugurated the centre at