A large demonstration against woodland clearance went ahead in Germany’s Hambach Forest after a ban was lifted. Organisers say that more is at stake than just conserving a nature area. Some 50,000 people gathered in the Hambach Forest near the…
Category: Conventional
Storm warning for the fossil-fuel industry
by Daniel Litvin London – This has been a year of extreme weather events, from the “Beast from the East” that froze much of the United Kingdom in March to Hurricane Florence on the US East Coast and Typhoon Mangkhut…
First ever visit to Bangladesh by top Russian bloggers
To project Bangladesh’s tourism potential among Russians Dhaka, September 25, 2018- To project Bangladesh, its tourism potentials in Russia and to impart a new dimension in bilateral relations, four top Russian bloggers arrived in Dhaka on Monday.
Power shutdown forces adjournment of BD Parliament
Dhaka, Sept 11 – Power load-shedding in Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban has forced adjournment of the current session of 10th parliament on Monday.
Molten-core catcher is being installed at Rooppur NPP in BD
The installation of a molten core catcher, a device meant to curb the effects of a nuclear meltdown, in the unlikely event of its occurrence began at the site of the Russian-designed Rooppur NPP Unit 1 in Bangladesh.
Rooppur NPP pavilion at creates huge interest among visitors
Dhaka, Sept 8 – To create awareness about the modern nuclear power technology, safety and eco-friendliness of nuclear energy, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) set up a pavilion at a fair organized at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in…
Fuel loading begins in Chinese NPP, built with Russian help
Dhaka, Aug 28 – First fuel assembly was loaded into the core of Unit 4 of Tianwan Nuclear Power Project in China on August 225, 2018. The project is being implemented with the assistance of Atomstroyexport (ASE), Engineering Division of…
Price hike of kerosene more adverse to women than men: Study
Dhaka, Aug 28 – Price increase of kerosene—still a major fuel for lighting in many rural parts of Bangladesh—put more adverse effects on women than men, a study carried out by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) said. The…
Dhaka prepares to invite bids for offshore gas exploitation
Updating of Model PSC underway for 1st int’l bidding since 2014 Dhaka, Aug 25 – Bangladesh is updating the Model Production Sharing Contract (Model PSC) to invite a new round of international bidding for oil and gas exploration in the…
Rooppur NPP: Over 1400 specialists, trained in Russia
Dhaka, Aug 20 – A 4.5 months training course on “Major Construction Works Management” intended for the Rooppur Nuclear Nuclear Power Plant staff began at Rosatom Technical Academy in the Russian city Obninsk last week. By the end of the…
Installation of the Core Catcher begins at Rooppur NNP
Dhaka, August 18, 2018- Installation of “core catcher”, the device for catching molten core (active part of the reactor that contains nuclear fuel) material has commenced at unit no. 1 of Roopur Nuclear Power Plant. It is an important element…
Nuclear Kids stage their first show in Hungary
Under Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – Rosatom’s International Children’s Creativity Project NucKids-2018, fifty six children from different countries including Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Croatia, Egypt, Hungary, India, Turkey, United Kingdom and Russia made their first public appearance with the musical…
World’s first floating nuclear power plant gets fuel load
Fuel loading of Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s only floating nuclear power unit (FNPU) so far, begins in Russia. After getting necessary permission from Rostechnadzor, regulatory body of Russia the stage by stage fuel loading starts on July 25 at the Atomflot (…
High-powered panel deployed to probe Barapukuria coal theft
Dhaka, Jul 29 – A high-powered probe committee has been formed with a director general of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as its head to look into the disappearance of coal from storages of the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited…
Fossil-fuel doublespeak
by Lili Fuhr, Hannah McKinnon Berlin – Since the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2015, too many policymakers have fallen for the oil and gas industry’s rhetoric about how it can help to reduce greenhouse-gas em issions. Tall tales…
Criminal cases soon against those behind coal shortage: Nasrul
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said on Monday that the ministry will file criminal cases against the guilty persons after receiving report of a probe committee, formed to investigate causes of unusual shortage of coal supply from…
Bangladesh, India to participate in “Nuclear Kids” Musical in Hungary
In a spectacular amalgamation of music and nuclear energy, the International Children’s Creativity Project – “Nuclear Kids” – is being organized in Hungary by Russia`s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation. Five students from India and Bangladesh are participating in the…
Rosatom, SUEZ sign water desalination – treatment deal
Dhaka, July 2 – Rusatom Smart Utilities ( ITPC) – a division of the Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, Russia and SUEZ signed a Memorandum of understanding for water desalination, water treatment and wastewater treatment. Ksenia Sukhotina, Director General of…
Russia joins Nuclear Quality Standard Association NQSA
Dhaka, June 30 – Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, represented by Atomenergoprom, joined the Nuclear Quality Standard Association(NQSA). An agreement to this effect was signed at the World Nuclear Exhibition, held in Paris at the end of last month.
Rediscovering the promise of nuclear power
by Wade Allison Oxford – At the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, world leaders, at last, seemed to recognize the reality of climate change. But the response they are pursuing is fundamentally flawed, given its dependence on…
BD children in Int’l Smart Holidays Camp in Turkey
Dhaka, June 24 – A two-week international camp for children of 12-16 years’ ages successfully ends on July 19, in Turkey on the Black Sea. 84 children from nine countries, including Bangladesh and their team leaders worked together for a better…
‘EU reinforces position as leader of global energy shift’
Abu Dhabi, UAE: 14 June 2018 — Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has welcomed the European Union’s (EU) decision to increase its renewable energy target from 27 per cent to 32 per cent by…
Russia, China sign biggest p nuclear package of contracts
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…
Russia-Jordan to co-operate in area of Small Modular Rectors
Dhaka, May 30 – Russia and Jordan have decided to intensify and step up their cooperation in the field of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
HC issues rule questioning power tariff hike decision
Dhaka, May 27 – The High Court Sunday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why the decision of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission taken on November 23 for hiking power tariff in retailer and wholesale…
Rosatom’s automated individual radiation dose monitor
Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation has developed automated individual radiation dose monitoring system (AIRDMS), especially for the people working at different nuclear establishments.
World’s first floating nuclear power plant set to load fuel
Dhaka, May 22 – Akademik Lomonosov, world’s first nuclear floating power unit arrived in the Russian city Murmansk from Saint Petersburg on May 19,2018 for loading of fuel.
‘Govt must undestrand effects of Rampal power on Sundarbans’
Dhaka, May 18 – Rights activist Sultana Kamal on Friday said the government and the people must realize the after-effect of the Rampal power plant project. “All must realise what will happen after the operation of Rampal power plant project…
Talents for Rooppur
The Nuclear Power Plant Company Ltd (NPPCL), an owner of the Rooppur project, has launched a campaign to recruit qualified employees. According to local media reports, the first 100 employees have already been hired by NPPCL.
Unique floating nuclear power unit has set sail in Russia
Saint-Petersburg, 28 April – Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s, so far, only nuclear floating power unit (FPU), has set sail from the Baltic Shipyard. The unit is en route to its final destination – Pevek, Chukotka (in Russia’s Far East), where…