PenInfo Desk: The construction and installation work at unit 1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has been completed. The NPP personnel have started a large-scale test program for physical start-ups.
On December 18, the first stage of operation commenced, which was bringing the reactor plant to the rated parameters. During this stage, the operability of equipment and mechanisms will be tested. The reactor coolant pumps (RPC) will be launched and tested for the first time. The reactor plant will be tested at the rated parameters without nuclear fuel. Once the compliance of the equipment with all the design parameters is confirmed the Unit will be ready for the start-up operations.
“We have entered the final preparation of Rooppur NPP Unit- 1 for the physical start-up. This is an important stage, under which we must carry out a large scope of works and tests to prove the operability of the process systems in all the operating modes”, said Andrey Petrov, First Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy of Rosatom, and President of ASE. “We fulfill all our obligations and guarantee the reliability and safety of our technologies. The first nuclear power plant in Bangladesh will support the country’s economy and will work for the benefit of its future generations.”
Commissioning of Rooppur NPP will ensure supply of environmentally friendly and safe energy providing for around 10% of the total energy consumption in Bangladesh.
Rooppur NPP equipped with two Russian VVER-1200 reactors with a total capacity of 2400 MW is being constructed at Ishwardi upazilal of Pabna district by General Contract signed on December 25, 2015. The VVER-1200 reactors belong to evolutionary Generation III+ design which fully complies with all the international safety requirements. Engineering Division of Rosatom is the General Designer and General Contractor of the Rooppur project.
Peninfo/desk/20.12.24/01.32am