Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is an under-development 2.4 GWe atomic power plant in Bangladesh. The atomic power plant is being developed at Rooppur (Rupppur), abutting Paksey, in the Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna District, on the bank of the waterway Padma, 87 miles (140 km) west of Dhaka, in the northwest of the country. It will be the nation's first atomic power plant, and the first of two units is relied upon to go into task in 2023. It is being worked by the Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.[3] India is likewise associated with this venture with Russia, as said by Mr. Shekhar Basu (Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India) at the 61st general meeting of the worldwide atomic guard dog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The level of Indian association (joint effort) in this task has not been built up yet, as India isn't an individual from the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG), which controls the fare of materials, hardware and innovation that can be utilized to fabricate nukes
History-
The proposition was made in 1961.Government took 254 sections of land (103 ha) of land in that year to fabricate the plant. In 1963 the plant was endorsed. Exchanges occurred with the Government of Canada in 1964 and 1966. Discourses with the legislatures of Sweden and Norway were additionally going ahead in those years. Be that as it may, no genuine advancement was accomplished. After the autonomy of Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh began exchange with the Soviet Union in 1974, anyway no assention was come to. In 2001 the administration embraced a national Nuclear Power Action Plan.
In 2009 the Bangladesh government again began dialog with the Russian government and on 13 February the two governments marked an update of comprehension. Rosatom said they would begin development by 2013.
In 2013 a gathering of Bangladeshi researchers and the worldwide diaspora voiced significant worry over the wellbeing and monetary practicality of the plant.[14] Several different issues were raised, from the unsatisfactory quality of the site to the outdated nature of the VVER-1000 model proposed, sketchy financing game plans and an absence of concurrence with Russia over atomic waste disposal.
In 2015 the proposition was postponed by a year. Rosatom offered a two VVER-1200 reactor control plant, expanding yield to 2.4 GWe.
By December 2015 The Daily Star revealed that the evaluated cost of the plant had moved to US$13 billion, from proclamations of around US$4 billion made before in the same year.[16] German constructed Transparency International communicated worry with respect to 28 December 2015 about the wellbeing of the proposed plant.
In 2016 ground planning work started. The $12.65 billion contract is 90% supported by a credit from the Russian government. The two units producing 2.4 GWe are intended to be operational in 2023 and 2024. Rosatom will work the units for the primary year before giving over to Bangladeshi administrators. Russia will supply the atomic fuel and reclaim spent atomic fuel.
On 4 November 2017, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission got, from Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority, the outline and development permit of Unit 1, preparing for the atomic island first cement pour.
On 30 November 2017, first cement was poured for the atomic island basemat of Unit 1. A function was held, gone to by Rosatom's chief general Alexey Likhachev and the head administrator of Bangladesh Sheik Hasina. On 14 July 2018, first cement was poured for Unit 2
