Russian Plane Arrives with 41 Tonnes of Rooppur Nuclear Fuel
A special Russian aircraft carrying 41 tonnes of nuclear fuel for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant arrived in Dhaka on Monday. The aircraft landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:14 am on October 26.
The flight, AZS-6713, operated by Russia’s AviaCon ZiTrans, arrived in Dhaka from Russia via New Delhi, India. It carried a total of 41 tonnes of nuclear fuel in 12 TPS containers. The fuel has been brought for use at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Bangladesh has previously imported nuclear fuel from Russia in several consignments.
Construction of the second of the two units of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is nearing completion. The consignments are arriving in Bangladesh as part of the supply of nuclear fuel required for the second unit. Earlier, Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom said that nuclear fuel for the second unit was scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh in several consignments between October and December 2026.
