Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed recently said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant would begin trial operations in December as the fuel for the plant has already arrived in the country. ‘We had written to Russia requesting a November launch but they have informed us it will begin in December (trial operations),’ he said while speaking to journalists at his ministry office. Dr Salehuddin, also adviser of Science and Technology, said a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has inspected the facility and made several recommendations which are now being implemented. He said the perunit price of electricity from the plant is yet to be determined.
according to an IAEA review team that concluded its mission on 27 August, Bangladesh’s first nuclear power facility at Rooppur has demonstrated a strong commitment to operational safety.