Russian team visits nuclear power site in Pabna
A 14-member Russian team comprising technical experts on geology, hydrology and environment visited the Rooppur nuclear power project site at Ishwardi in Pabna yesterday.They also discussed the technical issues of the project's capacity with Bangladeshi experts on the sidelines of their two-day visit.
“Russian experts observed our project site and examined the water condition, geological status, hydrological condition and natural environment of the project site,” Dilip Kumar Boshak, additional secretary of the science and technology ministry, told The Daily Star.
“Now they physically visited our site to identify the need for technological assistance for installing the atomic energy plant,” he said.
The team will meet with the high officials of the Atomic Energy Commission and the science and technology ministry on Thursday in Dhaka, and will report to the Russian government for installing the nuclear plant here.