A Bangladeshi delegation will visit Russia later this week to discuss nuclear cooperation and visit nuclear power plants, Russia's nuclear chief said on Thursday.
"A large representative delegation from Bangladesh will arrive this week. We will take them to our nuclear power stations so that they can take a look around," Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Russia's atomic energy corporation Rosatom, said during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
In May, Russia signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia, pledging to help the energy hungry south Asian nation build its first nuclear power station.
"We have agreed with the prime minister of Bangladesh that we will present a funding mechanism," Kiriyenko said.
Bangladesh is planning to build an NPP at Rooppur, 200 km north-west of the capital Dhaka.
The country is seeking Russia's assistance in setting up two nuclear reactors with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts each.
Under the deal, Rosatom will help Bangladesh design, construct and operate nuclear reactors. It will also supply the reactors with fuel, import spent nuclear fuel, manage nuclear waste, and provide training.
NOVO-OGARYOVO, August 19 (RIA Novosti)
