DHAKA, Sept 25, 2021 (BSS) - Spectrometres will be used in the Automated 
Radiation Monitoring System (ARMS) of both the units of Rooppur Nuclear Power 
Plant (RNPP), according to a message received here today. 

   "To measure the level of ionizing radiation for assessing the safety of 
production lines, research facilities, and dosimetry control of the public, 
special spectrometers will be used in the ARMS of Rooppur NPP," it said. 

   The message said Institute for Physical and Technical Problems (IPTP) will 
manufacture and supply 16 sets of spectrometry equipment to Specialized 
Scientific Research Institute for Instrumentation Engineering (SNIIP) by the 
end of this year. 

   Both the organizations under the management of Rusatom Automated Control 
Systems (RASU) of Russia signed a contract to this effect recently, it said. 

   Later on, SNIPP will integrate the equipment into ARMS for delivery to the 
Bangladesh side in the third quarter of 2023. 

   Spectrometers are used in industrial enterprises of the nuclear power 
industry, in mechanical engineering, mining, healthcare, and research 
laboratories.