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Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for nuclear power plant

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Rooppur, Bangladesh, on October 4, 2023 [Abdul Goni/AFP]

Bangladesh has received the first Russian shipment of uranium fuel for its first nuclear power plant, making it the 33rd country in the world to produce nuclear energy.

The South Asian country is building the first of two nuclear power plants in collaboration with Russian state-owned atomic company Rosatom. Ninety percent of the $12.65bn project is financed through a Russian loan repayable within 28 years with a 10-year grace period.

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