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Russia supplies first batch of fuel for Bangladesh nuclear power plant

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Putin and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the ceremony held on Thursday to mark the handing over of the nuclear fuel by video-conference.

The uranium had arrived in Bangladesh last month and was handed over at the ceremony at Ishwardi in Pabna district, where the plant is located.

The Rooppur nuclear plant will produce 2,400 MW and power about 15 million households when its two reactors go fully online. The first unit is expected to become operational in 2024. The plant is being built by Rosatom, Russia’s state-run nuclear energy corporation.