“It is nice to see that the Precise Energy Olympiad is expanding, developing and attracting so many talented young people from year to year. We witness the development of Russian-Bangladeshi cooperation in the field of education and science, and we really hope that today’s participants in the Olympiad will want to connect their lives with peaceful atom tomorrow,” said Nina Dementsova, Head of Communications Division of Atomstroyexport JSC.
“Since the beginning of the Olympiad in Bangladesh, there has been a significant increase in the level of knowledge of the participants. The students and schoolchildren from Rooppur NPP construction region demonstrate a growing interest in science, becoming more motivated and actively involved in educational initiatives,” said Alexander Nakhabov, Deputy Head of Department of Nuclear Physics and Technology of the Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering of NRNU MEPhI.
Rooppur NPP equipped with two VVER-1200 reactors of the total 2400 MW capacity is being constructed under the Russian design 160 km from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, in accordance with General Contract dated December 25, 2015. The Russian design of with VVER-1200 reactors has been selected for first NPP in Bangladesh. Rosatom's top-of-the-line VVER-1200 reactors have already proven their efficiency and reliability in the operation of reference power units. This is an evolutionary Gen III+ design which fully complies with all international safety requirements. Currently, six power units are being operated on the basis of such reactors– including four power units in Russia and two ones in the Republic of Belarus. Construction of nuclear power plants under Russian technology is underway in Egypt, Hungary, Turkey and China.
The Engineering Division of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom unites the leading companies of the nuclear industry, namely: Atomstroyexport JSC (Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, branches in Russia and abroad), Joint Design Institute - Atomenergoproekt JSC (Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg branches - design institutes, branches in Russia and abroad, R&D branches) and subsidiary construction organizations. The Engineering Division ranks first in the world by the order portfolio and the number of NPPs constructed simultaneously across the world. About 80% of the Division’s revenues originate from foreign projects.
The Engineering Division implements construction projects for high-power NPPs in Russia and across the world, renders a full range of EPC, EP, EPC(M) services including project management and design activities, and develops Multi-D technologies for the management of complex engineering facilities. The Division relies on the achievements of the Russian nuclear industry and modern cutting-edge technologies. We construct reliable and safe NPPs with Gen III+ VVER reactors that are in line with all international requirements and recommendations. www.ase-ec.ru
In 2025, Russian nuclear industry celebrates its 80th anniversary 2025: on August 20, 1945, a Special Committee for the use of atomic energy was established. The country responded to the USA threat and created its own nuclear weapons in four years (in 1949, the RDS-1 bomb was successfully tested). USSR was the pioneer and the global leader in peaceful use of atomic energy: Russian atomic scientists created the first NPP in the world (in 1954 in Obninsk), the first nuclear icebreaker was launched to help the conquerors of the Arctic Region (in 1959, icebreaker Lenin). The keynote of the anniversary year can be described by three words: pride, inspiration and dream. People working in the nuclear industry are proud of the heroic deeds of the founders of the industry. They are inspired by the achievements of the previous generations. They are planning to reach new horizons and stretch the boundaries of what is possible.
Russia is consistently developing international trade and economic relations, focusing on cooperation with friendly countries. The implementation of major international energy projects is underway. Rosatom and its enterprises are taking an active part in this work.