▪️ The reactor of the first power unit of the Ruppur NPP in Bangladesh has been brought to the minimum controlled power level (MCL). A self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction has been started, World Nuclear News (WNN) states.
▪️ “Based on the results of the successful completion of this stage, the power unit will be prepared for the energy start-up stage and subsequent connection to the power grid of Bangladesh. We expect this to happen by the end of November,” said Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev.
▪️ “Ruppur” is Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant. It is being built according to a Russian design 160 km from Dhaka and will consist of two power units with a total capacity of 2400 MW.

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