The assembly process of the reactor at Unit-1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant(RNPP) has been completed.
The process involved installing components such as reactor internals, protective pipes, fuel assembly simulators, an upper unit, and Smart Automated and Monitoring Systems sensors.
The next step will be hydraulic testing, which will assess the operability of the reactor plant equipment.
The assembly work was carried out by specialists from Atomstroyexport, Atomtekhenergo, and Rosenergoatom. All of them are part of Rosatom which is the state corporation of Russian.
“Completing the reactor assembly and preparing for key tests marks a significant milestone toward the efficient operation of the future power unit. We are committed to ensuring the safe, uninterrupted, and reliable operation of the plant. Every phase of the project is carefully monitored, using advanced technologies that have been thoroughly tested at our other sites,” said Alexey Deriy, vice president for projects in Bangladesh at Atomstroyexport.
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is being built with technical and financial support from Russia and will feature two power units with a combined capacity of 2,400MW. The plant will use Russian VVER-1200 reactors, which are evolutionary Generation III+ reactors designed to meet the highest international safety standards. Rosatom’s Engineering Division is serving as the project’s general designer and contractor.
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