[🇧🇩] Civilian/Military Nuclear Program in Bangladesh

[Saif]

Bangladesh wants Russia to extend loan repayment time by two years as the country is hard hit by Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine war.

 

[Saif]

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: leave fear, know the facts

The use of nuclear energy is not new for Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been successfully using nuclear technology in the fields of medicine, agriculture, and research for a long time. However, Bangladesh is completely new to power generation using this technology. In this endeavor, Bangladesh is recei

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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: leave fear, know the facts
SWAPAN KUMAR KUNDU
Published :
May 28, 2024 14:17
Updated :
May 28, 2024 14:17

The use of nuclear energy is not new for Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been successfully using nuclear technology in the fields of medicine, agriculture, and research for a long time. However, Bangladesh is completely new to power generation using this technology. In this endeavor, Bangladesh is receiving financial and technical support from its long-standing ally, Russia.

Although nuclear power generation is new to Bangladesh, it has been a global practice for almost half a century. Giventhe financial, technical, and environmental benefits, around thirty countries worldwide are already using nuclear technology in power generation. As the global population increases and the available landdecreases, densely populated and developing countries with limited energy resources are increasingly turning to nuclear power to support their socio-economic development.

Countries like Bangladesh considering nuclear energy for power generation are naturally apprehensive about accidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, or Fukushima. In this regard, the Bangladesh government has prioritized safety in the implementation of the Rooppur nuclear power project which is now under construction. The project uses one of the world's safest technologies, the VVER-1200 reactor developedby Russia.This decision means that the Bangladesh government and related institutions, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, have placedutmost importance onselecting the reactor technology. This reactor is the latest version of the VVER-type reactor family. This technology will include all security features of the Russian Federation.The Rooppur project is being implemented step by step following all safety standards. It is being implemented by the current government with utmost importance. Even when the entire world came to a virtual standstill during the COVID-19 pandemic, the work on the Rooppur project went ahead maintainingproper hygiene protocols.

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[Bilal9]

Too late for Bangladesh.

The developed nations are shifted to alternative green energy options such as wind or solar energy.

You spend 9 billion USD to generate 1200MW in Pakistan, then carry the risk of accident for the duration of the nuclear plant or use the same amount to easily generate 2500-4000MW at the ever-decreasing cheaper cost compared to nuclear energy.

The choice is yours

Fukushima nuclear accident - Wikipedia

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It is good to have the knowledge of nuclear energy but no longer the most feasible option

Wind and Solar discussion is off topic here, please look for a separate thread on that subject or open one.

Bangladesh’s largest PV plant comes online

The solar facility will sell power to the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh under a 20-year PPA.

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Country's first commercial wind power plant starts production

Bangladesh has achieved a new milestone in its renewable energy ambition, with the country's first commercial wind power plant going into full production this month. The wind power plant in Cox's Bazar, boasting a capacity of 60 megawatts, started full-scale operation on 8 March and has been...

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[Bilal9]

The writer has conveniently forgotten that laundering tens of billions of dollars is the prime cause of dollar shortages in the country. Building second nuclear power plant won't cause economic hardship in the country as this nuclear plant will provide cheapest electricity once completed. For Bangladesh nuclear plant is not national prestige rather necessity as our gas reserve, which is used to run power plants, is about to exhaust within a few years. If we take a long term view of energy security of the country then nuclear technology is an absolute necessity to generate electricity and safeguard our energy interest.

You are 100% right. Shombhoboto Chetonabadi Bharatiyo RAW-sponsored writer. I can smell the opinion of these people from miles away. Their logic have so many holes in them like swiss-cheese. Propaganda made for majority semi-educated people in Bangladesh. This is how they have exploited our country for the past 50 years since 1971. Making Bangladesh a weak entity is their mantra, forever beholden to India for everything.

 

[Saif]

You are 100% right. Shombhoboto Chetonabadi Bharatiyo RAW-sponsored writer. I can smell the opinion of these people from miles away. Their logic have so many holes in them like swiss-cheese. Propaganda made for majority semi-educated people in Bangladesh. This is how they have exploited our country for the past 50 years since 1971. Making Bangladesh a weak entity is their mantra, forever beholden to India for everything.

You are a RAW slayer

 

[Bilal9]

You are a RAW slayer

Only by opinion brother.

Those who oppose Indian govt. hegemony over Bangladesh are the true patriots.

However we have no issues with people-to-people relations with Indians.

 

[Saif]

Only by opinion brother.

Those who oppose Indian govt. hegemony over Bangladesh are the true patriots.

However we have no issues with people-to-people relations with Indians.

Indian people vote for BJP---A die hard anti Muslim political party in India. The Indian people have been brainwashed by RSS and I don't expect friendship from them.

 

[Bilal9]

Indian people vote for BJP---A die hard anti Muslim political party in India. The Indian people have been brainwashed by RSS and I don't expect friendship from them.

Loktantra (Democracy) will return to India, I am always an optimist about that. Modi succeeded in duping the Indians - that is true.

Dhruv Rathee is an Indian I like.

 

[Saif]

Loktantra (Democracy) will return to India, I am always an optimist about that. Modi succeeded in duping the Indians - that is true.

Dhruv Rathee is an Indian I like.

Congress is also an anti Muslim/anti Bangladesh entity in India. As for Bangladesh India relations, Congress has harmed Bangladesh more than BJP. The Farakka barrage was created by Congress, South Talpatti was forcefully occupied by Congress, Shanti Bahini was created by Congress, Border killings were initiated by Congress, Gajoldoba and Tipaimukh barrages were created by Congress. I am sure they will try to jeopardize our civilian nuclear program if they come to power. That's why I have no hope for relation between Bangladesh and India.

 

[Bilal9]

New Foreign Relations Adviser and Russian Envoy complete meeting, and adviser says that Rooppur Nuclear Power Station will be completed on time as planned - change of administration to have minimal effect.

 

[Saif]

রূপপুরে ৫০০ কোটি ডলার আত্মসাত শেখ হাসিনার: গ্লোবাল ডিফেন্স
Sheikh Hasina embezzled $5 billion from Rooppur Project.

 

[Saif]

Repayment of Russian loans to be delayed, Chinese credit on hold

Officials said the ERD is working on amending the previous loan agreements and a draft has been finalised.

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Repayment of Russian loans to be delayed, Chinese credit on hold
Jahangir ShahDhaka
Updated: 24 Aug 2024, 14: 51

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant area on 4 October 2023Hasan Mahmud

The government has taken fresh measures to ease the pressure of foreign debt payments. Payments of Russian loans on the Rooppur nuclear power plant project are to be deferred for two years, and Russia has already responded positively to the proposal from Bangladesh. If payment of the Russian debt instalments is deferred for two years, the government can save about USD 800 million now, according to sources at the Economic Relations Division (ERD).

Officials said the ERD is working on amending the previous loan agreements and a draft has been finalised, followed by sending it to the Ministry of Science and Technology and other ministries concerned.

In the meantime, the government has decided to back off from the plan to take Chinese loans equivalent to USD 5 billion amid the changed political situation. These loans were supposed to be received in Chinese currency yuan.

According to the ERD sources, the government wants to defer the payment of the instalment of the loans on the Rooppur nuclear power plant project on the ground that the country's economy is still under pressure due to Covid-19 and the Ukraine situation. On the other hand, a decision has been taken to run proper scrutiny before taking any bilateral loans from China due to the changed political situation. Officials said ERD received such instructions from the policymakers.

Salim Raihan, executive director of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), said there is still pressure on foreign debt payment, and it is a good initiative to defer the payment of the debt capital of the Rooppur nuclear power plant construction. Like the Rooppur project, negotiations should also start to defer payment of debt capital on such other projects, and for this, it is necessary to form a high-powered committee.​