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7th batch of nuclear fuel reaches Rooppur power plant

Desk Report || risingbd.com

Published: 10:46, 10 November 2023  
7th batch of nuclear fuel reaches Rooppur power plant

The seventh uranium consignment has now arrived at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna, almost setting the stage for the expected operational launch of its first unit next year.

A vehicle carrying uranium entered the nuclear project area at 7:30 am on Friday (November 10).

Confirming the matter, Ishwardi highway police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Asish Kumar Sanal said that the uranium carrier reached the power plant, amid tight security.

Earlier, the first shipment of Rooppur nuclear power project fuel arrived in Bangladesh on September 28.

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