Within next
four years in 2023, Bangladesh will step in to the nuclear world as the 33rd
country. The structure of the Rooppur nuclear power plant will be visible in this
year. The apparatus will set soon. Power will be produced at a nominal cost.
The dream from six decades of the country will be fulfilled. Construction work
of the country's largest and first nuclear power project is going on rapidly at
Rooppur of Ishwardi, Pabna.
This is a milestone
in the production of electricity of Bangladesh; the country will earn a global
status. In 2041 Bangladesh will be a developed country. The dream of Bangladesh
to become a developed country will go forward one step after completion of this
project. At present, this is the biggest project in the country based on
expenditure which is BDT 13.19 billion. Russia is giving a loan of BDT 9.14
billion and the rest will arrange by the Bangladesh government.
The power
plants will produce total 2400 MW electricity from two units and the costing for
production at the plant is about three thousand times less than the coal based
plant. The international market price of one gram uranium-235 is only BD Taka 5
to 6, which will produce 24 thousand units of electricity. To produce 100 units
of electricity the cost will be around three paisa/cents. But because of the
infrastructural and other expenses of the nuclear power plant, the cost of
electricity will be BD Taka 4 to 5 per unit.
After completion,
Rooppur will be the country's lowest power generating project. The first unit
of 1,200 MW will come to produce in 2023 and the second unit of another 1200 MW
in 2024. More than five thousand workers are working hard through day and night
in this project. More three to four thousand workers will be added within a few
days with the present worker group. The infrastructure of the power plant will
be visible in this year, 2019.
From 2020 the
reactors will be coming from Russia with Vessel and they will be placed in the
framework. Five 20-story buildings have already been constructed for the
officers and engineers near the site office. Besides, more multi-storied
buildings are under construction. Other works are also moving fast forward.
This project
will change the overall infrastructure and socioeconomic status of the country
and it will increase or dignity through the world. To maintain standard power
transmission and distribution infrastructure everything is creating like a
developed country so that grids never fall into disasters. At the same time,
the telecommunication system is improving for un-interrupt power station's
emergency communication system. To ensure cyber security, lighting, signaling
and all security systems should be of the highest level in the way the nuclear
power plants are used. Everything is under the conditions of the International
Energy Agency (IEA).
If the
projects get implemented, our country will go a long way in progressing towards
the advanced world. The first-class naval route building from Mongla to
Ishwardi is under construction to bring heavy goods to the nuclear plant site.
With the capacity increase of the port of Chittagong and Mongla, harmonization
is being done to bring goods from any port to Ishwardi from all over the
country.
The project is
constructing in the western part of Pabna district which will open an
opportunity for industrial development soon in this area. Rooppur Electricity
will be given in the neighborhood as a priority basis. Agro and chemical
industries will be established in Pabna region, peoples will be employed.
Changes in education system will happen. Universities in the country are
opening the department of nuclear, research has already begun.
According to
Power Systems Masterplan-2016 of the Government, around 60,000 MW of
electricity will require in the country by the year 2041. As the
industrialization is growing, the demand will increase further. There is no
substitute for nuclear power to meet the growing demand of electricity and
power for the people at affordable cost. Using Liquid fuel, a base-load plant
is not possible. The base-load plant will produce electricity 24 hours at low
cost which is possible only by nuclear power. In addition, the life time of oil
or gas based plants is less than 30 years, production capacity is close to 60
percent. But life time of nuclear plant is 60 years and after maintenance it can
be extended for another 20 years. Production capability is above 90 percent. So,
more than 1100 MW of power will come from a 1200 MW plant. As a result,
long-term electricity will be available at low cost. Fuel of nuclear power
plant is environmentally friendly. For this reason, four more nuclear power units
were planned to establish by 2041 in the country which will produce 4800 MW
electricity.
Based on the information’s,
Regarding accidents or radioactivity, there is no danger of accidents due to
the five-level security in the Rooppur power plant which is more secured known
as world's latest VVER-1200 reactors. If an airplane weighing 5.7 tons with 450
miles per hour speed falls on the containment, it won’t cause any damage even in
a nine Richter scale earthquake or in a 125-meter speed tornado. Apart from
this, under no circumstances the radiation of this plant will not cross 300 meters
around the reactor.
The electricity
grid system will be improved by 2022. The dredging started in 2017 to improve Navigational
Development of naval route Pakshi via Chandpur-Mawa-Goalanda from Mongla.
Around 36 kilometer capital dredging is ongoing from 460 km of naval routes
which will be maintained with regular dredging. The Navy is implementing it.
The overall work has progressed a lot and most of the capital dredging has
already been completed.
The construction
work of Transmission Infrastructure Development for Evacuation of Electricity
for Ruppur Atomic Power Plant will start soon. With this transmission line, electricity
from Rooppur will be supplied in 37 upazilas of 13 districts of Dhaka, Rajshahi
and Khulna division. Though the estimated time of this transmission line work
from April 2018 to December 2022. Hopefully the work will be completed within
the stipulated time.
In 1961, an initiative was taken to construct
the first nuclear power plant at Rooppur. But there were no further improvement.
In 2009, the government of the people’s republic of Bangladesh took the
initiative again. In 2013, the formal work of the project was started by
signing the agreement with Russia. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the
construction work of the first and second units respectively on 30th November
and 14th July on 2018.
For more info please visit Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
For more info please visit Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
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