FNCA Ministerial Level Meeting
6 December 2018, Tokyo, JapanCountry Report
Bangladesh

Presented byMahbubul Hoq
Chairman
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission

Contents• Up-date on the policies and status on Nuclear Energy forpower use• Up-date on the policies and status of Nuclear Science andTechnologies for non-power use including those applied toagricultureUp-date on the policies and status on Nuclear Energy for power use
The Outline Perspective Plan of Bangladesh 2010-2021

Energy Sources

Target PeriodCurrent

2021

Gas

88%

30%

Coal

3.7%

53%

Oil

6%

3%

Hydro

2.7%

1%Nuclear

0%10%

Renewable

0%3%

Up-date on the policies and status on Nuclear Energy for power use
Government’s Plan for the two units of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Station/ Project Name

TypeCapacity

1. Rooppur NPP (Unit‐I)
2. Rooppur NPP (Unit‐II)

VVER
VVER

1200 MWe
1200 MWe

Expected Construction
Start Year
2017
2018

Expected
Operational Year
2023
2024

Rooppur NPP- Implementing Organization: Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission- General Contractor: Joint-Stock Company «Atomstroyexport»
Rooppur is the name of the area in Bangladesh where the Nuclear Power Plant has been installed.

Up-date on the policies and status on Nuclear Energy for power use
Rooppur Project Implementation Approach
Based on Bangladesh Nuclear Power Action Plan a Two-Stage Contracting
Scheme has been adopted
The Preparatory-Stage Construction contracts include:- the detailed siting activities- engineering surveys and environmental studies- preparation of documentation packages of the design and licensing activities- site development works and construction and erection of the facilities
required for construction of NPP
The Main-Stage Construction Contract includes:- the General Contract which covers all the activities starting from detailed
engineering and design, procurement, construction, commissioning andhandover of the plant to the customer

Up-date on the policies and status on Nuclear Energy for power use
Progress of work according to the plan

Major Actions of Bangladesh Atomic Energy
Major Actions of Bangladesh
Regulatory Authority (BAERA)
Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC)BAERA issued the Siting License on 21 June 2016
Issued the Design and Construction License for
Unit‐1 in November 4, 2017.

Construction of Unit‐1 commenced
in 30 Nov. 2017

Issued the Design and Construction License for
Unit‐2 on 8 July, 2018

The second unit commenced
construction in 14 July 2018

Up-date on the policies and status on Nuclear Energy for power use
Three nuclear energy agreements between Bangladesh and India were signed
in April 2017. These comprise:- a nuclear cooperation agreement between Bangladesh's Ministry ofScience and Technology and India's Department of Atomic Energy (DAE);- a regulatory cooperation agreement between BAERA and India’s AERB;- an agreement between BAEC and DAE’s GCNEP on “cooperation
regarding nuclear power projects in Bangladesh”
Government of Bangladesh has taken the decision to establishment another Nuclear Power Plant at southern part of thecountry.

Up-date on the policies and status of Nuclear Science and Technologies for
non-power use including those applied to agriculture Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission(BAEC) is the official entity to deal withNuclear Science, Technology &Applications for socioeconomic
development of the country.
 Being firmly committed to thedevelopment of sustainable socioeconomic condition of the country
through the peaceful uses of Atomic
Energy, BAEC has been taken variousprograms in the domains of PhysicalSciences, Biological Sciences,
Engineering and Nuclear Power Sector.
 BAEC is very much concerned toachieve the valued goal of self-reliancethrough national efforts andinternational co-operation.

Physical Sciences

BiologicalSciences &Nuclear
Medicines

BAEC
Official entity
to deal withNS&T

Engineering

Nuclear power

To achieve self‐reliance through national efforts& Int. collaboration

Up-date on the policies and status of Nuclear Science and Technologies for non-power use including
those applied to agriculture
BAEC has long
history of dealingwith NS&T. Startingthe construction ofTRIGA Research
Rector in 1980 andit’s criticality in
September 1986 is
one of the major
remarkableachievements inthe developmentof NS&T in BGD.
Successful
operation andMaintenance ofthe Rector and its
associated facilities
is the backbone tomove forward toNPP.

Backbonemoving toNPPFirst Concrete Pouring (FCD) of Rooppur NPP 30
Nov. 2017
3 MW TRIGA Mark‐II(1980‐1986)

NS (HPND)

NRRIP

NAA

Up-date on the policies and status of Nuclear Science and Technologies for
non-power use including those applied to agriculture
Followings are the recent remarkable achievements in BAEC with GOB fund:• Expansion of Nuclear medicines services countrywide with modernfacilities including PET-CT (1 National Institute of Nuclear Medicine andAllied Science (NINMAS) and 14 Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied
Science (INMAS) are operating, 8 new INMAS are under development)• Establishment of Nuclear Medical Physics Institute with modern facilities
including Linear Accelerator;• Establishment of Radioactivity Testing and Monitoring Laboratory inMongla sea port;• Expansion and strengthening of Tissue Banking Laboratory and services;• Strengthening the SSDL laboratory for expansion of services

Up-date on the policies and status of Nuclear Science and Technologies for
non-power use including those applied to agriculture
Major Nuclear Science & Technology applications to agriculture:• Insect and Pest Control:
Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) applied for suppression/eradication ofmosquitoes and blowfly that infest sun dried marine fish and fruit fly
that infest fruits and vegetables. SIT presently being continued atSonadia, Nazirtek and Moheshkhali fish drying costal area. Recently, alaboratory for SIT including gamma irradiator has established in Cox’sBazar district;• Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering;This research mainly deals with plant tissue culture, mutation breeding,
genetic transformation and molecular biology technique;
Efforts are being made improvement of crops production based onmutation breeding research in collaboration with IAEA and FNCA;

Improvement of Rice Through Mutation
Breeding and In Vitro Culture
Objectives of the ProjectDevelopment of mutant in Rice for higher yield, early maturity
and abiotic stress (Rain-fed, Low input, Salinity, Drought, High
Temp, Flood/submerge) tolerance using gamma/carbon-ion
beam irradiation.

BINA Dhan-14# Breaking the photosensitiveness.
# Showing time 2nd - 4th weekof January.
# Transplantation 1st weekof Feb. to 3rd week of March# Early maturing by about 40
days from the parental line.
# The Mutant Were Matured(seed to Seed) 120-130 days
# Shorter height and did notshow any lodging.
# Average yield 6.9
ton/hector# For cultivation 25-30% lesswater is needed.

Mutants derived from carbon ion beam and gamma ray

Control

Promising mutants

Promising mutantsControlBINA Dhan 18
BRRI dhan29

Bina Dhan -18

Binadhan-18: is a moderate
duration and high yielding
boro rice variety, released in2015, through carbon ion
beams irradiation the seeds of
BRRI Dhan-29. Plant height is
100 cm and it requires 148-153
days (seed to seed) to mature
which is 13-15 days earlier
than the mother variety BRRI
dhan-29.
Grain is longer than BRRI
Dhan-29.
Thousandgrain
weight is 26.5 g and amylose
and protein contents are
23.2% and 7.06%, respectively.
It can produce maximum grain
yield of 10.5 t/ha and average
yield of 7.25 t/ha underfavorable
environment.
Extension work started end of
this year 2016 to produce
more seeds for farmers.

BINA Dhan-19(mutant of NERICA -10)

BINA Dhan-19(mutant of NERICA -10)

Control
1.

BINA Dhan-19

Seeds of NERICA-10 variety of rice were irradiated with 40 Gy carbon ion beams from QST Takashaki in 2013. A plant found in M1
generation with erect, shorter height, long and slender grains with golden yellow color unlike the parent NERICA-10. These mutatedtraits remained almost unchanged in the following generations. Which was tested two seasons in a year for yield, duration and otherimportant yield attributes and was released 3 years and 3 months after mutation induction (irradiation).

2. Character Improvement 1. Shorter height, shorter duration, uniform plant growth 2. Long and slender grains with golden color 3.
Higher yield ( Average yield 3.84 t/ha and maximum 5.0 t/ha)
3. Binadhan-19 is suitable for both Aus and Aman seasons. It can be grown under rain fed condition following direct seeding (Dibbling) inline. This variety does not need seedling raising. Plant height ranges 80-90 cm and does not lodge. During severe drought the plants
almost stop growing but when there is rain the plants start growing vigorously and give almost equal yield like favorable condition. Itmatures in 90-105 days, thousand grain weight is 23 g. Dehulled grains are white, long and slender. Grains contain 7.32% protein,23.8% amylose.
4. Commercial Value This variety is suitable for conservation agriculture. It can be sown directly in the field following dibbling method inline under rain fed condition, especially in the drought prone and hilly areas of Bangladesh.

Achievements# Finally one advance mutant line of NERICA - 10 released
as new mutant variety called BINA Dhan -19# BINA Dhan -14 & BINA Dhan -18 are now becoming more
and more popular to the farmer.

Thank you very much foryour attention