Bangladesh, Nov. 9 -- With Unit-1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant approaching the final stages before commercial operation, a 10-member expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Bangladesh to assess the project's emergency preparedness and response mechanisms.

Led by senior IAEA official Mark Breitinger, the team began an 11-day Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) mission on Sunday, which will continue until November 18, according to senior officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Bangladesh Atomic Regulatory Authority (BAERA).

The experts have already held separate meetings with the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health and other government agencies invol...