Bangladesh is set to begin loading uranium fuel on Tuesday for its first nuclear power station, the Rooppur plant. The 2,400 MW facility aims to relieve an overstretched power grid, with about 300 MW hoped to be generated early by August and full production targeted for late 2027. Construction started in 2017 for a roughly $11 billion project.
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