Rooppur receives 3rd uranium consignment

PABNA, Oct 27: The third consignment of nuclear fuel, or uranium, for the second unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant arrived at the project site in Pabna on Tuesday morning amid tight security.

 The convoy, carrying the fuel on three trucks escorted by the Bangladesh Army, entered the plant premises through Dashuria traffic intersection at 7:48am after travelling along the Natore-Kushtia-Pabna highway.

 Security was tightened along the highway as army personnel and other law enforcement agencies escorted the uranium-laden vehicles.

Traffic on Pabna-Natore-Kushtia highway was suspended for half an hour, from 7:30am to 8am, to ensure the safe and uninterrupted movement of the convoy.

 The consignment arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka from Russia via Delhi, India, on Monday morning aboard by a flight operated by Aviacon Zitotrans.�"UNB