Bangladesh to set up mini nuclear power plant

The Bashundhara Group will set up a a 20 MW mini nuclear power plant in Manikga

The company ahs signed an MoU with NIC International of American for the project.

A first in the private sector, the plant is expected to be operational by February 2012.

MNP is regarded as a leapfrog technology. “They’re simple and robust, with safety features to allow a country without nuclearexpertise to gradually put in small plants, and get people trained and familiar with them before moving into more complex plants,” said Mitsuru Kambe of Japan’s Central Research Institute of Electrical Power Industry.