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Russia and China have signed the biggest package of contracts in the history of the two countries’ nuclear partnership recently in Beijing. The signing ceremony was attended by Russian president Vladimir Putin and President of People’s Republic of China president Xi Jinping. Among the deals two were on construction of 4 new units – two at the greenfield site of Xudabao and two at Tianwan (units 7 and 8). All... »

A part of the Line of Credit extended by India will be used to build transmission infrastructure around Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. India is presently awaiting a draft proposal from Bangladesh. India had signed third and largest ever line of credit agreement worth USD 4.5 billion with Bangladesh in 2017. A Ministry of External Affairs official told Nuclear Asia: “The exact amount from the Line of Credit that will be... »

The Bangladesh’s Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Wednesday approved a total of 10 proposals, including one to appoint Russian state regulatory Rostekhnadzor as security and supervision consultant of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project. The committee gave the approval to the proposals at a meeting with finance minister AMA Muhith in the chair. As per the proposal placed by the Science and Technology Ministry, Rostekhnadzor, the Russian Federal Service... »

Russia and Jordan have decided to intensify and step up their cooperation in the field of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). An Agreement has already been signed between Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and Rosatom Overseas to conduct a joint feasibility study for a Russian-designed SMR construction in Jordan in the backdrop of changing situation in the Jordanian energy market. “We have been cooperating with Rosatom for many years, and we are... »

In recognition of the importance of public outreach in nuclear power development, state-run Nuclear Power Corp of India (NPCIL) on Monday won the top award in the public communication category from the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom at its 10th Atomexpo international conference here. NPCIL won the award for its “Atom on Wheels” campaign started in 2016 to spread awareness in rural areas about the benefits of nuclear energy... »

Riding on the important success achieved by Bangladesh economy as it walked into the ‘Developing Country’ category, the country is now outlining the course of its new development stage by focusing on power generation through nuclear energy. The country’s Secretary of the Science and Technology Ministry Anwar Hossain spoke to Nuclear Asia about how the government intends to augment the Bangladesh’s power generation capacity and deal with the issues of... »

The premiere of a new documentary Wild Edens: Russia, the first in a new series that highlights the issue of climate change, took place in Sochi, Russia on May 15, 2018. Focusing on the flora and fauna in the one-of-a-kind natural habitats of Russia, the programme highlights the unique and delicate habitat of the Altai Mountains, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Arctic. The documentary is presented by Russia’s State Atomic... »

For the second consecutive year, Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project is likely to get the highest allocation in the upcoming budget for financial year 2018-19. This would make the power sector in the country, the second largest recipient of budgetary allocation. According to the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of 2018-19 fiscal year, a total of 11, 100 crore taka (USD 13.08 billion) will be allocated for the RNPP project,... »

Science and Technology Minister Yafesh Osman today said country’s first ever nuclear power plant at Rooppur is being constructed giving utmost importance on security and safety issues. The minister said this while attending at the inaugural session of a three-day workshop on “Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant’s Preliminary Safety Analysis” held at Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) auditorium in Agargaon area here. “The security issue is always given top priority... »

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved a project involving Taka 10,982 crore to improve transmission infrastructures for evacuating power from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. The approval came from the 22nd ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year (FY18) held at the NEC conference room in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area with ECNEC chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Briefing the reporters... »