Nuclear energy in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
considered building a nuclear power plant
for the first time in 1961. Since then, several feasibility studies have been carried out, affirming the feasibility of the project. In 1963 the Rooppur site was selected. More recently, in 2001 Bangladesh adopted a national Nuclear Power Action Plan. On 24 June 2007, Bangladesh's government announced it will build a nuclear power plant to meet electricity shortages.
In February 2011, Bangladesh reached an agreement with Russia
to build a 2,000 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant with two units, each of which will generate 1,000 MW of power. The nuclear power plant will be build at Rooppur, in the Ishwardi subdistrict of Pabna District
, in the northwest of the country. The RNPP is estimated to cost up to US$2 billion, and start operating by 2018. The inter-governmental agreement (IGA) was officially signed on November 2 2011.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
considered building a nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
for the first time in 1961. Since then, several feasibility studies have been carried out, affirming the feasibility of the project. In 1963 the Rooppur site was selected. More recently, in 2001 Bangladesh adopted a national Nuclear Power Action Plan. On 24 June 2007, Bangladesh's government announced it will build a nuclear power plant to meet electricity shortages.
In February 2011, Bangladesh reached an agreement with Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
to build a 2,000 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant with two units, each of which will generate 1,000 MW of power. The nuclear power plant will be build at Rooppur, in the Ishwardi subdistrict of Pabna District
Pabna District
Pabna District is a district in north-western Bangladesh. It is the southern most district of Rajshahi Division. Its administrative capital is eponymous Pabna town.-Geography:Pabna forms the south-east boundary of Rajshahi Division...
, in the northwest of the country. The RNPP is estimated to cost up to US$2 billion, and start operating by 2018. The inter-governmental agreement (IGA) was officially signed on November 2 2011.