Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the Russian state-run ROSATOM to set up another nuclear power plant at Rooppur, if there is any scope for that.

The premier made the request when ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev called on her at her official residence Ganabhaban here.

Briefing the reporters after the meeting, Prime Minister’s Speech Writer Md Nazrul Islam said that Sheikh Hasina asked them to go for constructing new plants on the site of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) after completion of the ongoing project.

She also pointed out that a technical survey needs to be conducted at the initial stage for setting up two new units.

The Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to complete all the formalities of bringing back the “Spent Nuclear Fuel” of first and second units of RNPP to the Russian Federation.

In reply, the ROSATOM Director General gave assurance on behalf of the Russian government regarding the return of the Spent Nuclear Fuel produced by the first and second units to the Russian Federation, and promised to complete all the formalities for the return of the Spent Nuclear Fuel to the Russian Federation on time as per the instructions of the Prime Minister.