implementation of NPP by 2020. A government supported Annual Development Project for the 2008 – 2011 cycle has been approved in 2008 to accomplish essential activities to Implement Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant which is now under execution. Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) under supervision of the Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) is presently conducting/reviewing some site specific studies as well as updating data to complete the Site Safety Report and to make the site suitable for heavy construction as per IAEA recommendations/guidelines. The application for the site license of RNPP has been put forward to Nuclear Safety & Radiation Control Division (NSRCD), BAEC in order to take appropriate actions. On 2 November 2011, Bangladesh signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) with Russia for a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) with two units, each of 1,000 MWe. Under the IGA, Russia will also provide financial support for the first NPP in Bangladesh, supply the nuclear fuel and take back the spent nuclear fuel. The target for commissioning the first NPP and starting commercial operation is 2020-2021. The IGA covers the following main aspect: a) Design, construction and commissioning of the first NPP with two VVER units, each with 1000 MWe; b) Development of necessary infrastructure in Bangladesh for NPP operation; c) Development of the legal basis and regulation for nuclear safety and emergency response; d) NPP technical design including the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) and other documentation; e)
Planning and monitoring of the first NPP construction activities and services
performed by the contractor, quality management, training of personnel; f)
Long-term supply of nuclear fuel and take back of spent fuel;
g) Cooperation in the management of radioactive waste and decommissioning of NPP units. Subsidiary agreements or contracts will be negotiated in the above mentioned areas, with specific terms and financial arrangements. 77
