Fourth consignment of uranium reached Rooppur
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent :
Under tight security, the fourth shipment of ‘fresh nuclear fuel’ or uranium of the first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power project has successfully reached Rooppur in Ishwardi from Dhaka.
The fourth consignment of uranium reached Ruppur project area from Dhaka via Bangabandhu Bridge via Bonpara in Natore and Dashuria in Ishwardi in Pabna.
When the convoy entered the project area at around 9.33 am on Friday (October 20), the project workers welcomed the convoy.
Alak Chakraborty, Head of Finance and Administration Department of Rooppur Nuclear Project, told Ittefaq that on Thursday (October 19) at 11.10 am, uranium arrived in Dhaka by special plane like the previous three consignments from Russia.
This shipment of uranium left Dhaka by road and successfully reached Rooppur in Ishwardi on Friday morning.
Arobindo Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi police station, said that the fourth consignment of uranium was brought to Rooppur by road through maximum security.
The road was closed to other vehicles for a while when the fleet of vehicles carrying uranium arrived on the road.
Earlier, the first shipment of uranium on September 29, the second on October 6 and the third shipment on October 13 successfully reached Rooppur in Ishwardi from Dhaka. Out of the total seven consignments, three more consignments will arrive in the country in phases.
In the initial phase, two units with a capacity of 2,400 MW will generate electricity continuously for a year with the fuel coming in seven shipments.
According to the agreement, Russia will supply the fuel used for power generation in Rooppur for free for three years. Fuel is not required daily.
Once the fuel has been loaded, the fuel should be changed once a year (one-third) for the first three years and every half year thereafter.
As a result, there will be no such crisis as other centers of the country are closed due to fuel. Russia has been sending continuous shipments of fuel to ensure uninterrupted fuel supply.
About 12.65 billion dollars are being spent on the construction of Rooppur nuclear power plant in Ishwardi, Pabna, the most talked about and biggest project of the country. Bangladesh government will give 10 percent of this money. Russia is providing 90 percent as loan assistance.
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is being implemented through an agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the Rashan Federation. It is the first and only nuclear power plant in the country.
