Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority

বাংলাদেশ পরমাণু শক্তি নিয়ন্ত্রণ কর্তৃপক্ষ Bangladesh Poromanu Shokti Niyontron Kortripokkho
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority in Victory Day 2017
Agency overview
Formed	2013
Headquarters	Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Agency executives	Mahmudul Hasan, Chairman
Website	www.baera.gov.bd

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ পরমাণু শক্তি নিয়ন্ত্রণ কর্তৃপক্ষ) is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology responsible for regulating nuclear energy in Bangladesh.

History

The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority was established in 2013 after the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Act 2012 was passed by the parliament of Bangladesh. The authority is responsible for formulating safety rules regarding the use of nuclear energy. The agency is accountable to a special committee of the parliament of Bangladesh.^[1] The agency was formed on 12 February 2013.^[2] Naiyyum Choudhury was the founder chairman of the Authority and worked till his death in the post.^[3]

Activities

BAERA oversees the safety aspects of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.^[4] The authority gave the site license on 26 June 2016^[5] and gave the required license for the design and construction of the plant on 4 November 2017.^[6] On 8 July 2018, BAERA granted the license for the second nuclear power plant in Rooppur.^[7]

Gallery

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  License Awarding Ceremony of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
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  Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority in Victory Day 2017
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  Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority Building

Further reading

• "The Official Website - Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority". baera.portal.gov.bd.

References

1. "Amend Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Act 2012". The Daily Star. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
2. "Historical Development and Current Organizational Structure - Bangladesh". IAEA. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
3. "BAERA chairman Naiyyum Choudhury dies". New Age. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.
4. "Dhaka, Moscow satisfied with progress of Rooppur Nuclear Power plant". Dhaka Tribune. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
5. "Rooppur gets site clearance today". The Daily Star. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
6. "Rooppur gets design, construction licence". The Daily Star. 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
7. "Russia does not rule participation in construction of second nuclear plant in Bangladesh". TASS. 14 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.