# Nuclear energy in Bangladesh: A SWOT analysis

## TL;DR

This paper analyzes Bangladesh's potential to adopt nuclear energy using a SWOT analysis, highlighting both promising opportunities and significant challenges.

## Contribution

The study provides a structured SWOT analysis of Bangladesh's nuclear energy strategy, identifying key factors for successful implementation.

## Key findings

- Bangladesh has notable strengths and opportunities for nuclear energy adoption.
- Weaknesses include poor maintenance culture, financial burdens, and lack of skilled personnel.
- Threats involve a weak power grid and radioactive waste management issues.

## Abstract

Zero-emission energy sources like nuclear energy are taken into account worldwide due to the negative environmental consequences of fossil fuels and their limited availability over the years. Bangladesh plans to add nuclear energy to its portfolio of energy sources by 2024. Under the scope of this study, the country's nuclear energy strategy was looked at in terms of its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. This was done using a method known as SWOT analysis. It has come to light that Bangladesh has a significant number of aspects in terms of strengths as well as opportunities that make the possibility of doing an investment in the construction of a nuclear power plant a realistic choice. Difficulties such as a culture of poor maintenance, financial burden, lack of skilled manpower, a poor power grid, radioactive waste management, and corruption are the weaknesses and threats to the effective construction, operation, and maintenance activities of the nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. By mitigating these difficult aspects, Bangladesh's journey to adopt nuclear energy can be more smooth.