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Technical Meeting on Engaging the Public and

Local Communities in the Development of a

Nuclear Power Programme IAEA Headquarters, 2-4 September 2013

Engaging Public and Local Communities

in the Development of Nuclear Power

Programme in Bangladesh

Md. Abdul Matin

Deputy Secretary

Ministry of Science & Technology

Govt. Of the people’s republic of Bangladesh [email protected]

CONTENTS

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1. The status of the Nuclear Power Programme in Bangladesh.

2. Plans/Programmes for developing the first NPP & nuclear

power infrastructure in Bangladesh.

3. Engaging the Public and Local Communities in the

Development of Nuclear Power Programme.

1. The status of the Nuclear Power programme in

Bangladesh

• The idea of nuclear power program was first conceived in 1961 and

Rooppur site was selected in 1963 out of 12 possible sites.

• From 1960s to 1980s, several feasibility studies were carried out, which

confirmed and reconfirmed the financial and technical viability of the

project.

• The Pre-project activities were carried out in the second half of 1990s and

Bangladesh Nuclear Power Action Plan was approved by the Government

in 2000.

• National decision on introduction of nuclear power becomes a reality for

Bangladesh; the necessity for implementation of NPP project was reflected

in the electoral manifestos of all major political parties in 2008.

• According to the INIR Mission Report of 2011, Bangladesh reached

Phase-1 of IAEA Milestone; with two pending issues. Namely (1)

Management system and (2) Funding and Financing still require

attention.

• The INIR Mission Team also concluded that Bangladesh nuclear

power programme in general has progressed into Phase-2, being in

the stage of preparation to negotiate agreement(s)/contract(s) with

selected Vendor.

• It is to be noted that Bangladesh has taken steps for getting Supplier’s

Cooperation for implementation of NPP through bilateral negotiation

instead of bidding approach as mentioned under Phase-2 of the IAEA

Milestone doc.

• To bridge these gaps, in the meantime Bangladesh has already signed

an Agreement with Russian Federation on State Export Credit for

financing the project.

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1. The status of the Nuclear Power programme in

Bangladesh

2. Plans/programs for developing the first NPP &

nuclear power infrastructure in Bangladesh

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IAEA in Bangladesh

HE Dr. Yukiya Amano, Director General,

IAEA visited Bangladesh in December

2010 and assured his kind support in

implementation of Rooppur NPP.



• Bangladesh plans to develop national Nuclear Power programme

taking assistances from the IAEA and the vendor country.

• Accordingly,

A framework agreement on the co-operation in the field of peaceful use of

atomic energy was signed on 21 May, 2010 between Bangladesh and the

Russian Federation.

An Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on Cooperation Concerning the

Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh was signed between

Bangladesh and Russian Federation on 2nd November 2011.

An agreement on cooperation in the field of nuclear and radiation safety in

the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes was signed on 27 Feb

2012 between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of

Bangladesh

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An MOU between Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

and ROSATOM, Russian Federation on the training of the staff of

nuclear power sector was signed on June 2012.

An Agreement between Ministry of Science and Technology,

Bangladesh and ROSATOM, Russian Federation on the

establishment of Information Centre of Nuclear Energy in

Bangladesh was signed on 15 January 2013.

A Financial Agreement has been signed between Government of

Bangladesh and the government of Russian Federation on 15

January 2013.

A contract on Feasibility Evaluation and Engineering Survey has

been signed between Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and

JSC Atomstroyexport of Russian Federation.



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• Nuclear Power infrastructures:

Regulatory Infrastructure

The government of Bangladesh enacted an Act entitled “Bangladesh Atomic

Energy Regulatory Authority Act” (BAERA Act-2012) for establishing an effective

independent Regulatory Body as well as for introducing Nuclear Law in the country

on 19 June 2012.

The Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority

has also been established under

BAEARA Act 2012.

Provisions of the BAERA Act-2012 have

covered nuclear safety, security and

safeguard for nuclear /radioactive

materials and also have ensure d the

civil liability for nuclear damage in the

event of an accident.

BAERA Building



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• Nuclear Power infrastructures:

Management system

Government has

formed high-level

committees to carryout

the functional

responsibilities of the

NEPIO

BAEC is working as a

secretariat of the

NEPIO



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• Implementation of first NPP

A General Contract will be signed between the Customer (BAEC)

and Contractor in light of EPCM turnkey contract for construction of

the "Rooppur" NPP.

The General Contract will make the Contractor (Joint Stock

Company "Atomstroyexport“ of RF) entirely responsible for

detailed engineering design of the project, procurement of all

equipment and materials necessary, and also for construction

works, construction management as well as installation, startup and

commissioning the NPP plant within an agreed time and budget.

Development of HRD will also be included in the contract.



• Ministry of Science and Technology has taken strategy to

involve the local people, Local Government bodies, Local

Member of the Parliament, local elites, local and national

journalist, local administration and the general people to

foster public acceptance for Nuclear Power Programme.

• An International Seminar was held jointly by the MoST

and Rosatom on 29-30 May 2013. The people from the

Local Government bodies, Local Member of the

Parliament, local elites, local and national journalist, local

administration and the general people of NPP site area

(Rooppur) participated in the Seminar.

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• A series of meeting has been arranged in the site area

and site locality to aware the people for developing the

NPP.

• Meeting and Dialogue has been presided over the remote

villages with the village people to disseminate the theme

and prospects of NPP.

• The young generation has been addressed to unlock their

potentials in devloping NPP.

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The End

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