Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The first 1,200MW unit of Rooppur, Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant, has completed all preparations, including the physics test of its "B-2" stage.

Zahedul Hasan, managing director of Nuclear Power Plant Company Bangladesh Limited (NPCBL), said on Saturday that the test reports were submitted to the regulator, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA), on Wednesday.

The "C stage", or "power start-up", the final preparatory phase before power generation, will begin once the regulator gives final approval.

The company says it is ready to start the power start-up late this month if all goes to plan, but that depends entirely on BAERA's clearance.

Power generation will begin on a limited scale at fi...