Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Submitted byMd. Najmul HosainMSc in NSE

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Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)

Presentation Outline• Introduction• Present Condition of Bangladesh• Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant• RNPP at a Glance• Safety Standards for RNPP• A video clip on RNPP • Conclusion

Introduction

Main Plant Construction of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Bangladesh going to Start

Introduction

Present Condition of Bangladesh

Source- official website of Bangladesh Power Development Board link - http://www.bpdb.gov.bd/

Present Condition of Bangladesh

Present Condition of Bangladesh

Source- Workshop on Energy Assessment and Pre-feasibility/feasibility Studies for Nuclear Power Programlink - http://www.iaea.org/NuclearPower/Downloadable/Meetings/2014/2014-03-17-03-21-WSINIG/DAY1/COUNTRY/Bangladesh_Presentation_at_Korea_17-21_March_2014.pdf

So, what do we do?

Nuclear can be a solution.

Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant

In 1961, first proposed to build a nuclear power plant.

Accordingly that year Govt. acquired 253.90 acre of land in Ruppur in Pabna district.

In 1963, the plant was approved.

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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant After the independence in

1974 Bangladesh Govt. started discussion with Russia, which was not successful.

Finally, in February 2011, Bangladesh got an agreement with Russia to build RNPP.

Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant

The inter-govt agreement (IGA) was officially signed on 2 November 2011.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( Sheikh Hasina ) laying the foundation stone of Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant on 2 October 2013.

RNPP at a Glance

Capacity : 2400MW with two units of 1200 MW each.

Technology: VVER-1200 ( Water-Water Energetic Reactor), Russian.

Generation of Reactor: GEN-III+

Fuel: 235 Uranium Dioxide.

RNPP at a Glance

Construction by: State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, Russia.

Cost of the Project: $12.65 billionRussia: $11.385 (90%)BD : $1.265 (10%)

Opening: Targeted Launch of 1st unit in year 2022 and 2nd in year 2023.

Longevity: 60 years and extend to another 20 years.

Safety Standards for RNPP

Third-generation technology .

Protected by Five layers of security.

“Post-Fukushima” safety features( can work for 72 hrs in any critical or emergency Sit).

Russia will take back the nuclear waste generated by the plant.

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Video Clips

Video Clips

ConclutionFeasible if fulfilled all standards. Safety has to be the main concern than economic facts. Countries long term benefit has to be ensured in all contracts from all sides. A Bangladeshi nuclear specialist team has to be raised.

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