Bangladesh enters nuclear energy era with Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

ALBAWABA - Bangladesh has joined other nations in developing nuclear energy with Russia's help, The Daily Star reported Tuesday.

Bangladesh began fuel loading into the reactor core of unit‑1 at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, marking a new era in the South Asian country and reaching a milestone in its energy sector.

"Nuclear energy will meet the growing electricity demand driven by our industrial development," Bangladesh's Science and Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam, who chaired the fuel loading ceremony, announced Tuesday.

By fueling the power plant, the country joined over 30 other nuclear power‑producing countries and became the third South Asian country to generate nuclear energy. It is worth noting that India and Pakistan also generate nuclear energy.

🇧🇩🇷🇺 Bangladesh just became a nuclear-powered nation.

Russia built it, Rosatom flipped the switch.

Another country that didn’t ask for permission to turn the lights on.pic.twitter.com/0TczS5YzyZ

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