Closer to launch: Reactor assembled at Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh

Nuclear scientists installed in-vessel devices and other equipment

The assembly of the reactor has been completed at the first power unit of the Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh (located 160 km from the city of Dhaka), the press service of the state corporation Rosatom reported.

Nuclear scientists installed in-vessel devices, including the shaft and baffle, loaded simulators of fuel assemblies, installed a block of protective pipes and an upper block, and sensors of the commissioning measurement system.

The completion of the reactor assembly and preparation for key tests is an important step in ensuring the efficient operation of the future power unit.
Alexey Deriy, Vice President for Projects in Bangladesh at Atomstroyexport

According to him, Russian specialists are responsible for the safe, uninterrupted and reliable operation of the nuclear power plant, therefore they carefully control each stage of it.

The Rosatom press service added that nuclear scientists will soon conduct hydraulic tests, during which they will check the equipment of the reactor plant.

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