CHASNUPP-1

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OTHER NAME: Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-1

LOCATION: Kundian, NW region of Punjab Province; Approximately 200km SW of Islamabad

SUBORDINATE TO: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)

SIZE: 300MWe net

FACILITY STATUS: Operational


The CHASNUPP-1 is a 300 MWe net two-loop pressurized water reactor (PWR), using between 2.4 and 3 percent low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel.

In 1991, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) contracted with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) to build CHASNUPP-1. Based off of Shanghai Nuclear Research and Design Institute's Qinshan-1 design, construction commenced on 1 August 1993, and the reactor went into commercial operation on 25 September 2000. China also supplies the LEU used in the CHASNUPP-1.

As components of Pakistan's civilian nuclear program, the reactor facility, the LEU supplied by China, and all spent fuel are under IAEA safeguards.

See also

Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

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