Rooppur nuclear plant runs hydraulic pressure tests

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant authorities have successfully conducted the hydraulic pressure tests in the first of their two-unit under-built plant, a statement of its Russian builder Rosatom said.

"Hydraulic 24.5 MPa tests have been successfully completed in terms of density and strength at the primary circuit systems and equipment of the Rooppur NPP power unit No 1," read the statement received in Dhaka today.

Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division, which is constructing the country's maiden nuclear power plant, said the test was aimed at confirming the strength of the primary circuit systems and equipment.

Rosatom officials said the testing process included several stages, such as preliminary preparation, filling the primary circuit with water, achieving the required pressure and temperature, and preparing the main and adjacent systems.

Rosatom's Bangladesh project vice president Alexey Deriy, ASE said they were "confident that the plant will become a reliable source of energy for Bangladesh for decades to come".

Bangladesh's first-ever two-unit nuclear power plant is being implemented at Rooppur with Russia's technical and financial support. Each of the units will host two units that will generate 1,200 MW of electricity.