Bangladesh just hit a major milestone with its first nuclear power plant at Rooppur. Russian company Rosatom finished setting up the big power transformers for Unit-1. The plant moves closer to pumping electricity into the country's power grid. Nuclear Power Plant Company Bangladesh Limited confirmed the news with their Russian partners. Workers completed both the main transformers and the backup ones that keep everything running.
Dr Zahedul Hasan from the Nuclear Power Grid Company explained how the massive machines work. The transformers take 24,000 volts from the generator and boost it up to 400,000 volts for the national power lines. Each transformer can handle 1,599 megawatts of power which beats the expected 1,200 megawarts from the reactor. The huge machines weigh about 400 tons each and needed over 150 kilometers of cables to hook everything up. The backup transformers can pull power from two different sources to keep the plant's internal systems working.
Alexey Deriy from the Russian engineering team said they beat tough weather and shipping problems to finish the job. Safety tests start soon and people might hear strange steam noises during the checks. The sounds are totally normal and part of the testing process according to strict safety rules. Russia provides the money and technology for the entire project which features two modern reactors that will produce 2,400 megawatts total.
Dr Zahedul Hasan from the Nuclear Power Grid Company explained how the massive machines work. The transformers take 24,000 volts from the generator and boost it up to 400,000 volts for the national power lines. Each transformer can handle 1,599 megawatts of power which beats the expected 1,200 megawarts from the reactor. The huge machines weigh about 400 tons each and needed over 150 kilometers of cables to hook everything up. The backup transformers can pull power from two different sources to keep the plant's internal systems working.
Alexey Deriy from the Russian engineering team said they beat tough weather and shipping problems to finish the job. Safety tests start soon and people might hear strange steam noises during the checks. The sounds are totally normal and part of the testing process according to strict safety rules. Russia provides the money and technology for the entire project which features two modern reactors that will produce 2,400 megawatts total.
