There are reports in issues of different newspapers that manufacturing work of the Roopur nuclear plant has started in Russia! If so, we are going to be vulnerable to radiation disasters. Past 80 now, this writer may not be there by the time it happens, but major radiation leak related disaster is bound to happen sometime. If we want to have nuclear power plant; we should get U-238 which is a radiation free nuclear power plant, sized around 200MW each. These plants will be totally environmentally clean and can be located in a number of major cities and town across Bangladesh.
Further the capital investment will also be far lower and no safety distances or special dome structures are needed for these U-238 nuclear power plants. We can also set one plant at a time, spreading the whole programme over a few decades, one after another. It is indeed sad and potentially we are inviting a nuclear disaster for our next generation for which they will curse us.
Engr.S.A.Mansoor
Dhaka
Heading for a nuclear tragedy!
FE Team | Published: December 06, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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