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MNA Business Desk: A US team is due in the city next month to discuss with officials the issue of prohibiting illicit shipment of nuclear and other radioactive materials through the Chittagong port, reported news agency.
Under the “Megaports Initiative,” the National Nuclear Security Administration of the US government has installed 12 Radiation Portal Monitors (RPMs) in Chittagong port, which operates to deter, detect, and stem illegal transportation of radioactive substances.
The team was scheduled to visit Dhaka in August last but the trip was deferred until mid-November.
The governments of Bangladesh and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2008 regarding this issue.
