Bangladesh: First Nuclear Plant Sparks Safety Fears

Built by Russian company Rosatom, the plant in Bangladesh has been licensed to start work despite repeated emergency shutdowns and an unresolved problem of what to do with nuclear waste. Experts warn that right from the start, the Bangladesh project has failed to meet international safety standards. In order to get the project off the ground, Rosatom started its construction without any architectural documentation,” said Aleksander Zdankov, the former auditor of the Accounts Chamber of Russia. Any nuclear power plant can cause serious disasters,” Ozharovsky said. “Why did the Fukushima accident happen? Their nuclear reactors were made in Japan and America – two of the most advanced countries in engineering. What can we expect from Rosatom, which is linked to Chernobyl?”