Rosatom has delivered the first batch of nuclear fuel to Bangladesh for the second power unit of the Ropur nuclear power plant under construction, Kommersant writes. Assemblies for the initial loading of the VVER-1200 reactor were manufactured at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentration Plant. Deliveries for the first power unit have already been fully completed; In mid-October it was brought to the minimum controlled power level. The plant with a total capacity of 2,400 megawatts and a cost of 13 billion dollars will be the first nuclear power plant in the country, its operation is planned for 2027.

Rosatom has delivered the first batch of nuclear fuel to Bangladesh for the second power unit of the Ropur nuclear power plant under construction, Kommersant writes. Assemblies for the initial loading of the VVER-1200 reactor were manufactured at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentration Plant. Deliveries for the first power unit have already been fully completed; In mid-October it was brought to the minimum controlled power level. The plant with a total capacity of 2,400 megawatts and a cost of 13 billion dollars will be the first nuclear power plant in the country, its operation is planned for 2027.