Bangladesh, Aug. 20 -- Unit 1 of Akademik Lomonosov, Russia's floating nuclear power plant (FNPP), has received a fresh shipment of nuclear fuel from Rosatom's Fuel Division as part of its scheduled refueling program.

The first refueling of Unit 1 was completed in late 2023, followed by Reactor Unit 2 in 2024. The next scheduled refueling for the second reactor is planned for 2027.

The fuel was manufactured at the ELEMASH Machine-Building Plant in Elektrostal, a Rosatom Fuel Division facility. Before shipment, the fuel assemblies successfully passed acceptance tests and technical inspections and were certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.

The Akademik Lomonosov, operating in Russia's Chukotka region in the country's ex...