The physical protection personnel of the Rooppur NPP (Republic of Bangladesh) completed three-week training on the special course “Administration of Automated Physical Protection Systems”. The training course was developed by the Global Nuclear Safety and Security Institute (GNSSI) of Rosatom Technical Academy.
The training took place in a specially equipped laboratory of the Academy’s data collection and processing system. The classroom is equipped with 10 workplaces for trainees, training stands with the means of intrusion detection, CCTV and access control systems. Special software that is to be implemented at the Rooppur NPP is set up in the training classroom.
In the framework of the course, the trainees gained knowledge in the organization of physical protection of nuclear facilities, management of physical protection and the complex of engineering and technical means. An important area of training was learning about the capabilities of special software, tasks and peculiarities of developing a physical protection system at NPPs.
“The course we have studied builds the competencies required for professional activities in the field of physical protection at the site of the Rooppur NPP.” Experienced instructors introduced us to the operation principle of a large amount of equipment and software related to physical protection, including various types of intrusion detection sensors and CCTV cameras. We learned how to operate this equipment, how to act in emergency situations and respond to alarms. This information will help us to ensure reliable security of our nuclear plant in the future,” said engineer Ripon Kumar.
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Rosatom Technical Academy is a modern Centre of Excellence for nuclear industry professionals, built on the traditions of the Central Institute for Continuing Education and Training of the Ministry of Medium Machine Building. The Academy provides professional retraining of managers and specialists of nuclear power engineering and nuclear industry, certification of personnel, as well as scientific and methodological support to ROSATOM organisations in the field of ensuring safe use of atomic energy, supervision, state security, operational and support processes. It is also a training centre for foreign NPP personnel.
The Global Nuclear Safety and Security Institute (GNSSI) of Rosatom Technical Academy is a leading educational institution for training specialists of state bodies, nuclear and radiation hazardous facilities in Russia and abroad. GNSSI’s instructors have extensive practical experience in training Russian and foreign specialists in the field of security. Practical training is conducted in modern testing areas and laboratories of the Institute.
ROSATOM offers foreign customers a comprehensive solution that provides access to the entire line of products and services throughout the life of NPPs. It includes not only the construction of NPPs using Russian technologies, but also the establishment and development of nuclear infrastructure in the country, assistance in the development of an appropriate legislative framework, training and retraining of national personnel, involvement of local industry in the project, fuel supply and maintenance of NPPs, assistance in the operation, spent nuclear fuel management, and ensuring public acceptance of nuclear energy.
The Rooppur NPP is being built 160 km from the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, under the General Contract dated December 25, 2015. The general contractor is ROSATOM’s Engineering Division (Atomstroyexport JSC). For the first nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, a Russian VVER-1200 design was chosen, which had been successfully implemented at two power units of the Novovoronezh NPP. It is a Generation III+ evolutionary design that fully meets international safety requirements. Currently, construction and installation works are in progress at the construction site of the NPP. Rosatom plans first criticality of the first power unit in December 2024.
Russia is actively developing cooperation with foreign countries. Major joint energy projects continue to be implemented. Rosatom and its divisions take an active part in this work.