Dhaka – Bangladesh and Russia have approved and initialed the draft of agreement on spent fuel management for Rooppur nuclear power plant on March 15, 2017 in Dhaka. Both the sides agreed to prepare the final documents for formal signing…
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Russia-backed nuke plant in Hungary, gets greenlight from EU
Dhaka – New plant to be analogous to Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear power project The European Union yesterday, March 06, 2017 has cleared Hungary to build two nuclear power units with Generation III+ Russian VVER – 1200 reactors after Budapest made…
World’s first Gen 3+ nuke unit goes into run in Russia
Dhaka – The newest power unit no. 1 of Novovoronezh NPP-2 (power unit no. 6 of Novovoronezh NPP) with 3+ generation VVER-1200 reactor has been put into commercial operation on February 27, 2017. This is the reference project of the…
BNP’s sit-in protest against gas price hike Thursday
Dhaka – The BNP will stage a two-hour sit-in programme in the city and elsewhere in the country from 10:00am Thursday protesting the recent hike in gas prices.
BNP opposes gas price hike calling it illogical
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Terming illogical and anti-people the government’s decision to hike gas prices, BNP on Thursday urged the government to rescind it.
Russian isotopes for Indian space programme
Dhaka – Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – Rosatom’s sister concern Isotope has recently supplied Radionuclide curium-244 (Cm-244) to the Indian Physical Research Laboratory for their space programme.
2nd unit of India’s Kudankulam Nuke Plant out reaches 100%
Dhaka – The Second unit of India’s Kudankulam Nuke Plant, built with Russian assistance for the first time reached 100% power level recently. Earlier it was operating at 90% power level. Currently, after the power unit has reached the nominal…
‘Al Gore’s Davos remarks lack practical knowledge’
Dhaka – Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that former US Vice President and climate change activist Al Gore’s concerns on Rampal power plant are based on information available on the internet, and…
PM defends Rampal power plant as Al Gore raises question
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once again strongly defended the construction of Rampal coal-fired power plant project in Bagerhat when former US vice-president Al Gore raised the issue in a plenary session of the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic…
Oil price cut in domestic market from January: Muhith
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith Wednesday said the price of oil will be reduced with effect from January. “We had hoped to bring it down in December, but it was not possible, so we hope to do so in…
Iran, 6 powers make public restricted nuke deal documents
Vienna (AP/UNB) — In an unusual move, Iran and six world powers on Friday released previously restricted documents about their nuclear deal to enforce their view that Tehran is not circumventing limits on its limit of enriched uranium, which could…
Rosatom initiative to teach nuclear science in English
Dhaka – For education of nuclear science in English for foreign students, Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – ROSATOM has signed an agreement with Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI), one of the organizations of NRC “Kurchatov Institute” and St. Petersburg…
Deadline for final proposals for 3 gas blocks ends Tuesday
The deadline for submission of the final proposals for the country’s three offshore gas blocks ends Tuesday (Dec 20).
BERC in final stage to hike gas price by 50%
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is in the final stage to hike gas price by an average of 50% for consumers of all level.
Russia highly rates Indonesian capabilities in NPP construction
Dhaka – Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM and PT. PLN (PERSERO) held a joint seminar, the second within this year.
BPC signs deal with Chinese co to set up SPM project
Dhaka-State–owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) signed a contract with Chinese firm China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP) to implement ‘Single Point Mooring (SPM) with Double Pipeline’ project.
Fuel for nuke reactors of the future fabricated
Dhaka – Rosatom’s Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (RIAR) has fulfilled its production plan for 2016, having fabricated a new batch of fuel for the BN-800 fast breeder reactor. BN-800 at Beloyarsk Unit 4 is designed to pilot test and…
Tk113,093 crore Rooppur nuclear power plant project nodded
Dhaka – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved the largest-ever project in its history titled ‘Establishment of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (main phase)’ to construct two units with a capacity of 2400 MW at…
Nuclear stations generate 38% of green energy
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP22) that took place on 7–18 November 2016 in Marrakesh (Morocco) was attended by around 20 thousand delegates. As part of it, Russia held the Low-Carbon Development: Challenges and Opportunities event.
Russia’s second reactor vessel shipped to Belarus
Dhaka – AtomEnergoMash (AEM) manufactured and shipped a reactor vessel for Unit 2 of the Belarusian nuclear station. A nuclear island is a complex hi-tech product, and its production requires unique competencies possessed by just a few countries in the…
Japan, India sign civil nuclear deal
Tokyo (BSS/AFP) – Japan and India signed a controversial civil nuclear deal on Friday that will allow Japanese companies to export atomic technology to the Asian giant as the two countries deepen economic and security ties. The pact signed by…
Dhaka to invest $1bn in Bhutan hydropower: FM
Dhaka – Bangladesh is willing to invest US$ 1 billion in the 1125-MW Dorjilung hydropower project under trilateral cooperation with India and Bhutan, said Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Tuesday, UNB news agency reported.
Russia oil minister signals cooperation with Saudis on price
Cairo (AP/UNB) — Russia’s oil minister signaled possible cooperation with Saudi Arabia at a meeting with his Gulf Arab counterparts in Riyadh on Sunday, as the kingdom seeks to convince major oil producing countries to cut production in order to…
Rosatom opens regional centre in Mumbai, India
Dhaka – Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation- Rosatom formally opened a regional centre in Mumbai, India on October 20. The opening ceremony took place within the framework of the India Nuclear Energy international conference and exhibition. Besides India, the Mumbai…
Turkey’s Russia-baked Akkuyu nuke project picks up pace
Dhaka – Russia and Turkey have agreed to accelerate the Akkuyu project. The statement was made after the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Following the talks, we agreed to speed up the…
Rosatom Enters IT Market
Next spring Rosatom will bring online Europe’s largest data center near the city of Tver of Russia.
UN trims nuclear power growth forecasts
Vienna (BSS/AFP) – The UN atomic agency predicted Friday continued growth in nuclear power in the coming 15 years but trimmed its projections because of low fossil fuel prices and competition from renewables. “Nuclear energy, in the long run, will…
Russian icebreaker to get a nuke reactor
Dhaka – The next generation Arktika icebreaker is approaching the time when it joins Russia’s nuclear-powered fleet. The Baltic Shipyard started installing a propulsion unit on the vessel in September.
Putin discusses Russian nuclear industry with Rosatom chief
Sergey Kirienko, head of Russia’s state nuclear power corporation – Rosatom meets president Vladimir Putin in Moscow recently to apprise him the latest achievements of Russian nuclear industry.
Rosatom makes significant breakthrough in cancer treatment
Dhaka – Russia’s state nuclear power corporation– Rosatom’s nuclear medicine specialists have made an important step forward in cancer treatment. Russian federal service for surveillance in healthcare has given authorisation to Rosatom’s scientific department – Institute of Physics and Power…