Rumi Akter Polly of DOT
[2] On October 19, a ship of the Russian Federation carrying the massive equipment for Bangladesh’s first under-construction nuclear power project, reached the outer anchorage of the Mongla Seaport after traveling 14,000 kilometers by sea from Russia, reports dailyjanakantho.com. [3] A press release from the Science and Technology Ministry reads that yesterday the ship anchored at Mongla Port and the equipment will be unloaded to a special barge for transportation to the Rooppur NPP project site in Pabna and it will leave Mongla Port on 5 November and reach the Rooppur river port along the River Padma on 21 November, reports banglanews24.com. [4] It added, the arrival of the Reactor Vessel and Steam Generator marks a key milestone in the nuclear power plant project, thereby realizing the dream of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [5] The Reactor Vessel weighs 333.6 tonnes, while the Steam Generator weighs 340 tonnes.
— is a landmark event in the construction of the power plant.
Earlier in August, Russia shipped the main equipment of the Reactor facility for Unit No-1 of Rooppur NPP.
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna consists of two units with a capacity of 1200 MW each.