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Bangladesh's first nuclear plant begins fission reaction

Confirmed the October 11 criticality

Bangladesh's first nuclear reactor achieved first criticality on October 11 — a controlled, self-sustaining chain reaction at the Rooppur plant in Ishwardi, Pabna. The fission process, running since 3:34pm local time, produces heat that will eventually drive a turbine and feed the national grid.

Updated Oct 19

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Today at 3:34pm, we were able to achieve the chain reaction smoothly. By the grace of Allah, the parameters were within the desired ranges, and the reactor was very stable.

from Bangladesh's first nuclear plant begins fission reaction · Updated Oct 19

For the first time, the commissioning team began the fission reaction at unit-1 today. We successfully started the process while every parameter performed according to design.

from Bangladesh's first nuclear plant begins fission reaction · Updated Oct 19