The scheduled fuel loading for the first unit of Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will not begin on April 7 as planned. Project Director Dr. Md. Kabir Hossain confirmed the delay, citing the absence of a commissioning license from the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA). The Ministry of Science and Technology stated that required documents are still under review, and a new schedule will be announced once approval is granted.
Earlier, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury had announced that fuel loading would start on April 7, with test power supply to the national grid expected by June or July. However, the licensing delay has made that timeline uncertain. Project officials explained that fuel loading takes about one month, followed by two months to initiate chain reactions, and nearly a year to reach full power generation.
Officials remain optimistic that fuel loading could begin by the end of the month. The delay has raised concerns about meeting the original production targets of 300 megawatts by July and 1,200 megawatts by December.
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