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Published in Michael L. Madigan, HAZMAT Guide for First Responders, 2017
Radioactive waste is waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive waste is usually a by-product of nuclear power generation and other applications of nuclear fission or nuclear technology, such as research and medicine. Radioactive waste is hazardous to most forms of life and the environment and is regulated by government agencies in order to protect human health and the environment.
Renewable energy in Bangladesh: current situation and future prospect
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2020
Mahadi Hasan Masud, Md Nuruzzaman, Raju Ahamed, Anan Ashrabi Ananno, A. N. M. Amanullah Tomal
With the aid of controlled nuclear reactions, nuclear energy can be obtained by a decently designed nuclear technology. Although there are nuclear fusion and radioactive decay method, nuclear fission is the most used one in modern time. Ten percent of the total world’s electricity was harnessed from the nuclear energy in 2011. Furthermore, nuclear power is considered to be one of the cheapest and reliable sources of electricity by the global research community. Contemplating the benefits of nuclear energy, the government of Bangladesh is aiming to generate 4000 MW electricity from nuclear energy by 2030, which will account for 10% of the total targeted energy generation. In February 2011, Bangladesh reached an agreement with Russia to build the 2400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RPNN) with two reactors, each of which will generate 1200 MW of power. Both units will be manufactured and installed by complying with all the post-Fukushima safety features. The nuclear power plant will be built at Rooppur, on the banks of the Padma River, in the Ishwardi subdistrict of Pabna, in the northwest of the country. The RNPP is estimated to cost up to USD 12.65 billion. The first and second unit of RPNN will be in operation in 2022 and 2023 (Association 2017; Islam and Khan 2017). The durability of these two power plants will be 60 years. Bangladesh has made considerable progress in the establishment of the RNPP. Additionally, the key partner of this project in terms of both finance and technical support, Russian authority has proposed 5 layers of safety barriers for RNPP. Simulations have shown that the proposed design can withstand the disaster-prone climate and dense population proximity of Bangladesh. In Figure 35, the proposed design for 5 layers of safety barriers for the containment building is shown.