Rooppur NPP: Rosatom installs automated control system at Unit-1

Rooppur Nuclear Plant ProjectRosatom- PR- Photo- 08.05.2026

Rosatom has completed the delivery and installation of the full automated process control system (APCS) for the first power unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, marking another milestone in Bangladesh’s first nuclear power project. Presently, the unit is at the start-up stage.

The system was supplied by Rosatom Automated Control Systems (RASU), the automation and electrical engineering arm of Rosatom. The delivery included 22 subsystems covering automated process control and radiation monitoring for Unit-1, which features a VVER-1200 reactor.

The systems will monitor equipment performance, electricity generation, and technological processes during both commissioning and operational phases of the power unit.

“Currently, all the automated process control equipment for the first power unit of the Rooppur NPP has been delivered and commissioned at the construction site. We’ve implemented several improvements as part of the project. For example, the automated radiation monitoring systems have been implemented in a compact, bench-type design, a first for this type” said Gleb Murashov, Managing Director of the Automated Process Control System Division at RASU.

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is being constructed with Russian technology and will consist of two VVER-1200 reactors with a combined capacity of 2,400 megawatts. The Generation III+ reactor design complies with international safety standards and is already operational in six units in Russia and Belarus. Rosatom is also currently building nuclear power plants using similar technology in Egypt, Hungary, Turkey, and China. – Press release