United Nations, April 25 (IANS) The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has called for the peaceful use of nuclear weapons as the world marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. At a special commemorative meeting on Friday (local time), UNGA President Annalena Baerbock said the scale of Chernobyl underlined that nuclear technology, even when used peacefully, is fundamentally different from other technologies.The Chernobyl nuclear power plant saw one of the worst nuclear accidents in history o…
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New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Bangladesh stands on the threshold of a historic milestone as fuel loading is scheduled to start at the first unit of the country’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant on April 7, bringing the reactor alive for the generation of electricity, according to an article in the Dhaka-based The Daily Star newspaper.Fuel loading is one of the most delicate and sensitive phases in the life of a nuclear reactor. Consequently, issues of safety, radiation control, and technological reli…