The nuclear energy plant is seen in the present day as a result of authorities’s political foresight, profitable overseas coverage and competent and prudent management
Due to the efficient steps taken by the Bangabandhu authorities for the implementation of the mission, a information report was revealed in ‘Dainik Bangla’ on 22 Could 1972 underneath the headline “Work on Rooppur Atomic Energy Mission will likely be undertaken as quickly as doable.” Bangabandhu additionally appointed a committee to advise on comparative evaluation of the advantages of the mission and instructed to re-engage with all of the pre-independence know-how suppliers who had been enthusiastic about implementing the mission. However the tragedy of 1975, the assassination of Bangabandhu, postponed the potential for the Rooppur Nuclear Energy Plant for a protracted interval.
Bangabandhu all the time believed that there was no different to using nuclear power within the general energy era system and sustainable energy era for the long run. To that finish, Bangabandhu took a coverage resolution with Russia to arrange a 200-megawatt nuclear reactor. Throughout Bangabandhu’s go to to the then Soviet Union on 15 March 1972, he mentioned the event of the nation’s energy sector, together with infrastructure improvement, and cooperation within the implementation of the Rooppur nuclear energy mission with the Secretary-Normal of the Communist Social gathering of Soviet Union Leonid I Brezhnev.
Bangabandhu signed a bilateral settlement between Bangladesh and India on 27 August 1973 to obtain technical help from India for the event of nuclear infrastructure together with human useful resource improvement. The settlement created alternatives for Bangladeshi scientists and researchers to conduct analysis and better coaching on nuclear know-how in varied Indian laboratories. Nevertheless, all of the goals had been shattered with the assassination of Bangabandhu in 1975.
Through the interval 1996-2001, the federal government of Sheikh Hasina, daughter of Bangabandhu, took sturdy steps to implement the Rooppur mission. It was advisable for implementation within the Nationwide Vitality Coverage-1997 formulated and accredited by the federal government at the moment. The choice to implement the mission was taken at a high-level assembly chaired by the Prime Minister on 16 October 1998. In gentle of the suggestions of the IAEA, a improvement mission was undertaken for the pre-implementation part of the Rooppur Nuclear Energy Mission, particularly for the preparation of a website security report and human assets improvement.
In 2009, after the grand alliance authorities led by Sheikh Hasina got here to energy, the event of the power and energy sector was given high precedence. The purpose of power manufacturing from nuclear sources was set as a part of the nation’s sustainable improvement plan. Following this, a decision was handed within the parliament on 9 December 2010 relating to the implementation of the nuclear energy programme. A cupboard committee was shaped on 9 June 2010 underneath the chairmanship of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a technical committee was shaped underneath the chairmanship of the State Minister for Science and Data and Communication Expertise for the implementation of the Rooppur mission.
On the first assembly of the nationwide committee chaired by the Prime Minister, directions got to take initiative to implement the mission with the monetary and technical help of the pleasant nations. The political foresight of the federal government, profitable overseas coverage and competent and prudent management resulted within the implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear Energy Mission with the assistance of Russia underneath straightforward situations and a long-term mortgage compensation association. On 14 January 2013, throughout her go to to Russia, the Prime Minister sat for a bilateral assembly with the Russian President Vladimir Putin which paved the way in which to take away the complexity of funding required for the implementation of the mission.
The mission is being applied underneath the course and strict monitoring of the Prime Minister. A Memorandum of Understanding on the peaceable use of nuclear power was signed between Bangladesh and the Russian Federation on 13 Could 2009 and a framework settlement was signed between the 2 governments on 21 Could 2010. On 2 November 2011, the 2 nations signed a global cooperation settlement on the institution of the Rooppur Nuclear Energy Plant. The signing of this settlement ensured the monetary and technical help of the Russian Federation for the mission.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the primary part of the development work of the mission on 2 October 2013. On 30 November 2017, the primary concrete casting work of the primary unit was additionally inaugurated by her. Via this, Bangladesh achieved many milestones within the development of a nuclear energy plant and entered the world nuclear membership because the thirty fourth nation. The development work of the mission began after going by way of a protracted historic course of. A particular bulletin was issued by the IAEA on that day and the organisation pledged its full help for the sleek implementation of the mission. The Prime Minister inaugurated the primary concrete casting work of the second unit on 14 July 2018. On 10 October 2021, the primary unit of the Reactor Stress Vessel was put in.
The Rooppur Nuclear Energy Plant is seen in the present day as a result of authorities’s political foresight, profitable overseas coverage and competent and prudent management.
Picture: Mumit M/TBS
Picture: Mumit M/TBS
The development of a nuclear energy plant is a posh course of that requires intensive preparation. Funding for nuclear energy vegetation, choice of appropriate know-how and know-how suppliers are the most important challenges on the early phases. We’ve got already overcome these challenges. The Rooppur Nuclear Energy Plant is seen in the present day.
Correct implementation of a nuclear energy mission relies on a correct nuclear programme that determines the acceptable nuclear infrastructures. An important infrastructure in a nuclear energy programme lies in nuclear safety-related infrastructure. The most important problem is to construct the suitable nuclear infrastructure to satisfy the IAEA necessities for managing the development of nuclear energy vegetation. The Bangladesh Atomic Vitality Regulatory Authority is liable for establishing these infrastructures.
Nuclear energy vegetation must be licensed step-by-step. One other main problem is acquiring licenses from the authorities according to the work plan for the development of energy vegetation by assembly the necessities of technical requirements as per nationwide and worldwide tips. As well as, different important infrastructures for operation and upkeep of nuclear energy vegetation are – the institution of applicable nuclear regulatory infrastructure within the nation, the institution of bodily safety system in energy vegetation, well timed improvement of energy era from nuclear energy vegetation to connect with the nationwide grid, establishing an acceptable grid system for nuclear energy vegetation throughout regular operation and in case of any catastrophe.
Numerous establishments of the nation are concerned in establishing these infrastructures. Along with the development of nuclear energy vegetation, it’s important to ascertain the mandatory infrastructure by way of the implementation of tasks adopted by varied organisations. Through the development of the nuclear energy plant and earlier than the loading of nuclear power, a lot preparatory monitoring will likely be performed in Bangladesh on the worldwide degree together with the Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company.
All these missions will monitor the progress of the development work of the Rooppur Nuclear Energy Plant in addition to varied infrastructures associated to it. The success of those missions would depend upon the profitable implementation of the mission as per schedule. On this case, the implementation of the development work of the mission alone shouldn’t be the final phrase. The profitable implementation of the biggest mission within the nation is basically depending on the involved establishments on the nationwide degree to implement their mandated duties.
The profitable implementation of the mission will play a major position in assembly the electrical energy demand of the entire nation, particularly within the northern districts. The Rooppur Nuclear Energy Plant will assist us obtain a number of SDGs by 2030. The federal government has arrange an export processing zone at Ishwardi and overseas buyers will likely be inspired to arrange industries right here as sufficient energy will likely be out there from the Rooppur mission.
Not solely energy era, however the mission can even set up Bangladesh at a unique peak within the checklist of nations that use superior know-how. The mission is predicted to have a far-reaching influence on the general financial improvement of the nation and the institution of a science-based society. It is going to generate employment within the space, develop varied superior applied sciences and create expert manpower.
The uninterrupted energy era from the nuclear energy plant at an reasonably priced value will contribute to making sure the power safety of the nation. In addition to, it’s going to play a constructive position in bettering the residing requirements of the folks. It is going to additionally create new jobs and revolutionise the institution of industries. It is going to make the wheel of the nation’s economic system roll extra lively and stronger. It is going to assist shield folks from environmental air pollution and can play a constructive position in implementing the imaginative and prescient of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina because the Chairperson of the Local weather Susceptible Discussion board on the worldwide degree to guard the nations affected by local weather change. On the similar time, the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will likely be fulfilled and the ‘Imaginative and prescient-2041-Developed Bangladesh’ of the Prime Minister will likely be realised.
The advantages that future nuclear tasks of the nation would get from the expertise of Rooppur
The most important challenges of creating a nuclear energy plant are operation and upkeep, the institution of correct authorized infrastructure, the institution of bodily safety system in energy vegetation, institution of appropriate electrical infrastructure to attach energy generated from nuclear energy vegetation to the nationwide grid inside the stipulated time, human useful resource improvement and so on. The development of the nation’s first nuclear energy plant has to beat all of those challenges. Nevertheless, the profitable implementation of the primary mission makes it simpler for the following tasks to finish these steps. Subsequently, the profitable implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear Energy Plant development mission will play a really useful position within the adoption of latest tasks later.
Dr Md Shawkat Akbar. Sketch: TBS
Dr Md Shawkat Akbar. Sketch: TBS