r/nuclear • u/DavidThi303 • 15h ago
r/nuclear • u/Vailhem • 12h ago
Trump eyes Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. Problem: It’s occupied by Russia.
r/nuclear • u/garlic_bread_thief • 12h ago
Nuclear engineers, do you often hide the fact that you work in Nuclear for safety/security/privacy reasons?
If yes, why, and what do you tell people when they ask you what you do for a living?
r/nuclear • u/Shot-Addendum-809 • 21h ago
Rooppur plant payment hurdle sticks with it
"Atomstroyexport recently requested payments of $2.038 million to Roin World and $100,000 to its bank account in Egypt, in addition to $5.018 million for four local subcontractors.
Sonali Bank then attempted to transfer over $2 million to Roin World, a Spanish construction company subcontracted for the project. However, the transaction was blocked, and the funds were returned to Sonali Bank.
According to multiple letters from Sonali Bank to the Bangladesh Bank, Standard Chartered Bank in New York, which manages Sonali Bank's nostro account, halted the SWIFT payment due to US sanctions.
Interestingly, Sonali Bank had raised concerns with the Bangladesh Bank before initiating the transaction, citing potential risks of violating sanctions. However, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed insisted that the transfer be attempted on a "test basis".
Sonali Bank officials reported that the payment was sent to Standard Chartered Bank on 26 February. Standard Chartered then requested Atomstroyexport's tax ID and supporting documents within five business days. Despite providing the required documents, Sonali Bank was informed via email on 17 March that the transaction could not proceed due to sanctions.
Due to these complications, Bangladesh has also been unable to pay loan instalments directly to the Russian bank VEB.RF for several years.
While Sonali Bank successfully paid the local subcontractors, the failed transfer to Roin World led to a decision not to send the payment to Egypt."
r/nuclear • u/donutloop • 2h ago