Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (Bengali: রূপপুর পারমাণবিক বিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্র) will be a 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. The nuclear power plant is being constructed at Rooppur of Ishwardi upazila in Pabna District, on the bank of the river Padma, 87 miles (140 km) west of Dhaka. It will be the country's first nuclear power plant, and the first of the two units is expected to go into operation in 2024. The VVER-1200/523 Nuclear reactor and critical infrastructures are being built by the Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation. In the main construction period, the total number of employees will reach 12,500, including 2,500 specialists from Russia. It is expected to generate around 15% of the country's electricity when completed.
| Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Wide angle view of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Location | Rooppur, Ishwardi, Pabna Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 24°4′0″N 89°2′50″E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | 30 November 2017 |
| Commission date | 2024 |
| Construction cost | $12.65 billion |
| Owner(s) | Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission |
| Operator(s) | Nuclear Power Plant Company Bangladesh Limited |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Cooling towers | 4 × Natural Draft |
| Cooling source | Padma River |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 3,200 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | VVER-1200/523 |
| Units under const. | 2 × 1,200 MW (gross) |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,160 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
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