Another consignment of uranium reaches Rooppur under tight security

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Another consignment of nuclear fuel from Russia for the second unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant arrived at the project site under tight security on Tuesday.

Three vehicles carrying the uranium reached the site at 7:46 am on October 27 under army supervision and security provided by other law enforcement agencies.

Earlier, a special Russian cargo aircraft carrying 41 tonnes of nuclear fuel landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 8:14 am on Monday, October 26.

The aircraft transported a total of 41 tonnes of nuclear fuel in 12 TPEs.