Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is safe for Bangladesh saying those are opposing its construction have a wrong perception.
I must tell you the reactor which is designed for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant isn’t just safe enough, but is at least 10 times safer than Fukushima (Nuclear power plant) one,” he told a country lecture on ‘Russia in Modern International Policy’ in the city on 30 March.
He also said Russia successfully completed a ‘huge’ nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran just two years ago and has now been constructing more than 30 nuclear power plants with the similar design in many countries. “It’s sustainable not only against the earthquake but also against tsunami.”
The Russian diplomat came up with the remarks when he was asked whether Russia would take the responsibility if Fukushima nuclear plant disaster-like tragedy takes place in Bangladesh.
Under an agreement with the government, Russia’s state-owned nuclear power operator, Rosatom, will construct two units of the Rooppur NPP, each of 1,000 MW capacities.