Dhaka, Nov 9: Ruppur Nuclear power plant (RNPP) of Bangladesh will send spent fuel (nuclear waste) of the plant to the fuel suppliers. State Minister for Science and ICT Architect Yeafesh Osman disclosed this while talking to reporters after the 2nd meeting of the technical committee at his Secretariat office on Tuesday (Nov 9).The technical committee on RNPP took the decision. The committee also decided that an interim spent fuel shortage facility would be built to preserve spent fuel at the plant site before sending it to fuel supplier.
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister MA Karim, Science and ICT Secretary Abdur Rob Majumdar, RNPP project director Dr M Shawkat Akbar also addressed the
meeting.
Yeafesh said a report with necessary recommendations would be placed soon in a high-level meeting to be chaired by the Prime Minister and finally the report would be sent to the cabinet.
He said: “A number of memorandums of understanding (MoU) and a framework agreement have already been signed with Russia and another government-to-government agreement is likely to be signed shortly”.
The meeting discussed issues like setting up of two 1000 MW power plant at the project site, giving responsibility of implementing the RNPP to the Atomic energy commission.counter- trade, status of river routes and railways to carry goods for the RNPP.
Earlier at the meeting, the state minister requested the principal secretary to set up a cell at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to monitor and coordinate activities of ministries involved in the nuclear power project.
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister MA Karim, Science and ICT Secretary Abdur Rob Majumdar, RNPP project director Dr M Shawkat Akbar also addressed the
meeting.
Yeafesh said a report with necessary recommendations would be placed soon in a high-level meeting to be chaired by the Prime Minister and finally the report would be sent to the cabinet.
He said: “A number of memorandums of understanding (MoU) and a framework agreement have already been signed with Russia and another government-to-government agreement is likely to be signed shortly”.
The meeting discussed issues like setting up of two 1000 MW power plant at the project site, giving responsibility of implementing the RNPP to the Atomic energy commission.counter- trade, status of river routes and railways to carry goods for the RNPP.
Earlier at the meeting, the state minister requested the principal secretary to set up a cell at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to monitor and coordinate activities of ministries involved in the nuclear power project.