Our Correspondent :
It is learned that the reactor will be installed in the first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power project under construction in September. The construction of physical infrastructure for setting up the reactor has already been completed. Civil construction will end soon. Already the main reactor and ancillary equipment have reached Rooppur from Russia. This information has come to light after talking to the senior officials involved in the project. Work on the project is in full swing despite the Corona epidemic. During the lockdown, senior officials, including the Minister of Science and Technology, visited the project area from May 2 to May 4 and gave courage and inspiration to boost the morale of the workers.
After inspecting the project area, Science and Technology Minister Architect Yafes Osman said the main reactor of the first unit would be installed in September. He said work on the project was in full swing even amid the Corona epidemic and lockdown. Everyone’s mental state is upset in the global epidemic. Our arrival is to provide mental inspiration and courage to the employees of the government’s mega project. From what I understood from the visit, everyone is working here with strong morale.
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Prof Sanwar Hossain said that the work is going ahead as per the schedule by ensuring health.
Project Director Shaukat Akbar said the construction work of the physical infrastructure of the first unit has been completed. The civil construction of this unit will be completed shortly. In September we will go to the first unit reactor installation. He said that the reactor pressure vessel of the second unit will be shifted from Russia by the end of this May.
Project Site Director Engineer Ashraful Islam said that two reactor coolant pumps have been installed in the first unit last week. The remaining two coolant pumps will be installed within the next week. Construction of physical infrastructure of the second unit is also progressing fast. Bubble tanks have already been installed in the unit, he said.
