Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Wide angle view of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Country	Bangladesh
Location	Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Coordinates	24°4′0″N 89°2′50″E / 24.06667°N 89.04722°E / 24.06667; 89.04722
Status	Running
Commission date	2024
Construction cost	$12.65 billion
Owner(s)	Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
Operator(s)	Nuclear Power Plant Company Bangladesh Limited
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Cooling towers	4 × Natural Draft
Cooling source	Padma River
Thermal capacity	2 × 3,200 MWth
Power generation
Make and model	VVER-1200/523
Units under const.	2 × 1,200 MW (gross)
Nameplate capacity	2,160 MW
External links
Website	www.rooppurnpp.gov.bd
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (Bengali: রূপপুর পারমাণবিক বিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্র) is a 2.4 GW_e nuclear power plant project in Bangladesh. The nuclear power plant is being constructed at Rooppur of Ishwardi Upazila on the bank of the river Padma, 87 miles (140 km) west of Dhaka. It will be the country's first nuclear power plant, and the first of the two units is expected to go into operation in 2024.^[1][2][3] The VVER-1200/523 Nuclear reactor and critical infrastructures are being built by the Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.^[4] In the main construction period, the total number of employees will reach 12,500, including 2,500 specialists from Russia. It is expected to generate around 15% of the country's electricity when completed.