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A new shipment of Russian nuclear fuel arrived on 27 October at the Rooppur<\/strong> nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, destined for the second unit. Three trucks passed through the site gates at 7:46 a.m., escorted by the army and other law enforcement forces.<\/p>\n

The consignment had landed in Dhaka the day before on a cargo flight carrying 41 tonnes of fuel in 12 packages. The aircraft followed a route passing over India. To allow the convoy through, the Pabna-Natore-Kushtia road was closed to traffic for half an hour.<\/p>\n

Rosatom<\/strong>‘s plan calls for nine shipments in total. For Unit 2, 163 fuel assemblies<\/strong> are expected on seven cargo flights. A further 48 assemblies are earmarked for the initial refuelling of Unit 1 and have already been delivered in two separate shipments. All deliveries are scheduled to be completed by December. The fuel is manufactured at the Novosibirsk plant in Siberia.<\/p>\n

On arrival, the containers are moved to a dedicated storage facility. There, the assemblies undergo visual and instrumental inspections under the supervision of a joint commission made up of representatives of Bangladesh, the general contractor and the fuel manufacturer. Only after these checks can loading into the reactor proceed.<\/p>\n

Rooppur is the country’s first nuclear power plant. The project comprises two Generation III+ VVER-1200<\/strong> reactors of 1,200 megawatts each, for a total of 2,400 megawatts. The general contract with Russia dates back to 2015. First concrete was poured in 2017 for Unit 1 and in 2018 for Unit 2. The fuel for Unit 1’s initial core load arrived in 2023 and was loaded between April and May 2026.<\/p>\n

Unit 1 began the nuclear reaction on 11 October, following final authorisation from the Bangladeshi regulator on 8 October. It has already completed the physics tests of the B-2 phase. Authorities indicate that electricity supply to the grid should begin by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

With the full fuel supply in storage, Unit 2 can move on to start-up testing without waiting for fuel. If the schedule holds, Bangladesh will enter 2027 with its first reactor connected to the grid and the second ready for the fuel-loading phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new shipment of Russian nuclear fuel has arrived at the Rooppur site in Bangladesh, destined for Unit 2. 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