The second shipment of fresh uranium, the nuclear fuel of the first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant, is being taken to the project site at Rooppur in Ishwardi in Pabna by road from the capital city.

Carrying the nuclear fuel, four vehicles arrived at the west side of Bangabandhu Bridge around 7:00 am on Friday (October 6) amid tight security.

Earlier, the shipment of uranium from Russia arrived in Dhaka on a special plane at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Earlier, the first batch of uranium arrived in Bangladesh on September 28.

After the second shipment of uranium, five more shipments will arrive in the country in phases.