Dhaka Thursday, Jun 25, 2026
- PM urges global leaders to turn climate pledges into action
- No Plan to Provide New Gas Connections to Household Sector
- All Quick Rental Power Plants Retired: Power Minister
- It Will Take Time to Break Free from the Cycle of Corruption in the Power Sector: Information Minister
- Electricity Prices Increased for All Consumers
- Approval Given to Purchase Three LNG Cargoes
- Diesel, Kerosene Prices Cut By 50p For November
- AI Boom To Fuel Natural Gas Demand In Coming Years, Report Says
- Bangladesh signs €477m deals with EU and EIB for renewable energy and more
- The Current Oil Price Rally Is Reaching Its Limits
Nuclear
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project is given separate conditional licences for the design and construction of the power plant from Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA). Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) has received the conditional licence from BAERA as a supportive part of the inauguration of First Concrete Pouring (FCP) program of the main construction of RNPP. The licence was handed over to Dr. Dilip Kumar, the chairman of... »
Director General of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev, emphasized the main priorities for development of the global nuclear power industry for in the near future. He was speaking at the International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) in Abu Dhabi from October 30 to November 1,2017. “We are convinced that the future of the... »
Bangladesh to begin the main phase of the construction of its first Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) this month with the first concrete to be poured on November, 30. The ceremony will witness the participation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, high-level official sources told Nuclear Asia. “Bangladesh’s nuclear energy programme will reach a significant landmark as the first concrete will be poured on November, 30 for our first nuclear power... »
In popular imagination the power contained in the nucleus can only be utilized to generate energy. However, nuclear engineering is an important field that is proving to be useful from water purification to medicine. Potential application of irradiation and radioactivity is not limited to electricity production. There is a wide range of areas where peaceful atom plays an essential role. Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions, space exploration, agriculture, archaeology... »
AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC, which implements the construction of the first ever nuclear power plant in Turkey received Limited Construction Permit (LCP) from the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK). it is considered to be the first step in obtaining construction license for the project. LCP allows beginning of construction and installation works at all facilities of the nuclear power plant, except for the buildings and structures, which are vital for the... »
Bangladesh and Belarus opting for nuclear power have much to learn from each other, says Belarus’ Minister of Energy Vladimir Potupchik in an interview to Nuclear Asia on the sidelines of the ongoing 22nd Belarusian Energy and Ecology Forum and Energy Expo. Belarus, which has opted for two water-water type reactors VVER-1200 of Russian design with total capacity of 2400 MW is also gaining from the localization of the project... »
World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) 2017 begins in Sochi of Russia today, October 14 and will continue till October 22. More than 20,000 young people aged between 18 and 35, from 150 countries have gathered in Sochi, the city which hosted the Winter Olympic Games and Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2014 . An elaborate program has been chalked out for the participants including events related to science... »
Youth exchange programme between two friendly countries – Russia and Bangladesh – is nothing new. But, with the signing of bilateral agreement for construction of Bangladesh’s first-ever nuclear power plant at Rooppur of Ishwardi the youth exchange programme has received further impetus and new dimension. “We now primarily focused on youths who have interest in science and technology”, says Alexey Pimenov, Regional Vice President, ROSATOM South Asia. Russia’s state atomic... »
Nuclear experts today discussed about the safety and security of the nuclear power plants and assured that Russia had taken all necessary safety and security measures for the under construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Pabna. They talked about the science and nuclear for life and its usages at power plant at a media workshop at Bangabandhu Novotheatre in the city. Head of Communications (South Asia) of Russian State... »