Hydraulic tests at a pressure of 24.5 MPa have been successfully completed at the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, marking a key milestone in the plant’s development.

The next step will be the Hot Run of the reactor plant.

The testing process involved several critical stages, including preliminary preparation, filling the primary circuit with water, reaching the required pressure and temperature, and preparing the main and adjacent systems.

An automated process control system was activated to manage and monitor the process parameters during the hydraulic tests. Specialists closely tracked the equipment's status, ensuring all indicators met design specifications and international safety standards.

Alexey Deriy, ASE Vice President for Projects in Bangladesh, expressed confidence in the project's quality and safety, stating, “The hydraulic tests completed at the Rooppur NPP power unit 1 confirm the high level of quality and safety of our project.”

“This is a significant stage that brings us closer to the next important step, i.e., the hot run of the reactor plant. We are confident that the plant will become a reliable source of energy for Bangladesh for decades to come,” he added.

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Bangladesh’s first-ever nuclear power plant, is being developed with technical and financial support from Russia.

The plant will consist of two 1,200 MWe units, each featuring 3+ generation VVER 1200 reactors.

The first unit is preparing for fuel loading and its subsequent start-up. Rosatom Engineering Division is the general designer and contractor for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

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