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Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission

Bangladesh government agency

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Bangladesh begins fueling Rooppur nuclear plant

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Future operator of the Rooppur plant

Bangladesh first considered building a nuclear plant in 1961, when the site at Rooppur was still part of East Pakistan. Sixty-five years later, on April 28, 2026, technicians began lowering 163 uranium fuel assemblies into the core of Unit 1β€”the step that turns a construction project into a nuclear power station.

Updated 4 hours ago