Another shipment of uranium fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant arrived at the facility in Pabna under strict security on Wednesday.
The convoy carrying the uranium entered the plant shortly after 10:00am. It had departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 5:00am under the supervision of Bangladesh Army.
Besides the army, members of the police and intelligence agencies also provided security. The entire road route was under strict security, with law enforcement personnel stationed at key points.
Earlier, a special cargo plane carrying the uranium arrived at the airport on Tuesday night.
Officials from Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority received the shipment at that time.
This is the third uranium shipment to reach Rooppur this year. The first two shipments for the first unit arrived on 3 and 11 October respectively.
Wednesday’s shipment is for the second unit. Several responsible officials of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant confirmed the arrival, but none agreed to disclose their names.
