The fresh nuclear fuel has been loaded into the Unit 1
reactor at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (the project’s general designer and
general contractor is the Engineering Division of the Rosatom State
Corporation).
The loading began on April 28, 2026, and was one of the key stages in preparing the unit power startup. 163 fuel assemblies were sequentially loaded into the reactor core.
“The work was conducted in strict compliance with the initial core loading program, process regulations, and nuclear safety standards. The next stage is installing the upper reactor unit and connecting all necessary in-core instrumentation systems,” said Alexey Deriy, Atomstroyexport JSC Vice President for Projects in Bangladesh. “We will conduct further on hundreds of tests to prove the reliable and safe operation of all process systems”, he went on to say. In the near future, the reactor is to be brought to its minimum controllable power level, which will result in a gradual increase in power. This work precedes the power start-up and trial commercial operation of the Rooppur NPP Unit 1”.
Rooppur NPP equipped with two VVER-1200 reactors of
the total 2400 MW capacity is being constructed under the Russian design 160 km
from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, in accordance with General Contract
dated December 25, 2015. The Russian design of with VVER-1200
reactors has been selected for first NPP in Bangladesh. Rosatom's
top-of-the-line VVER-1200 reactors have already proven their efficiency and
reliability in the operation of reference power units. This is an evolutionary
Gen III+ design which fully complies with all international safety
requirements. Currently, six power units are being operated on the basis of
such reactors, including four power units in Russia and two ones in the
Republic of Belarus. Construction of nuclear power plants under Russian
technology is underway in Egypt, Hungary, Turkey and China. Survey work is
underway at the site in the Republic of Kazakhstan as part of the construction
of two VVER-1200-based units.
Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division unites the leading companies of the nuclear industry, namely: Atomstroyexport JSC (Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, branch offices in Russia and abroad), Joint Design Institute – Atomenergoproekt JSC (Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, and St. Petersburg branch offices and design institutes, branch offices in Russia and abroad, R&D branches) and subsidiary construction companies. The Engineering Division ranks first in the world by the order portfolio and the number of NPPs constructed simultaneously across the world. About 80% of the Division’s revenues originate from foreign projects. The Engineering Division implements construction projects for high-power NPPs in Russia and across the world, renders a full range of EPC, EP, EPC(M) services including project management and design activities, and develops Multi-D technologies for the management of complex engineering facilities. The Division relies on the achievements of the Russian nuclear industry and modern cutting-edge technologies. www.ase-ec.ru
