Nuclear Power Plants in Pakistan

Chasnupp-1 Location: Pakistan Operator: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Configuration: 1 X 325 MW PWR Operation: 2000 Reactor supplier: China National Nuclear Corp T/G supplier: Shanghai EPC: Ministry of Nuclear Industry, Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute Quick facts: This was China's first export reactor project. Construction started in Aug 1993 and operations began in Sep 2000. The site is on the Indus River. Photograph courtesy of Pakistan AEC Posted 24 Jan 2006	Chasnupp-2 Location: Pakistan Operator: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Configuration: 1 X 325 MW PWR Operation: 2011 Reactor supplier: China National Nuclear Corp T/G supplier: Shanghai EPC: Ministry of Nuclear Industry, China Zhongyuan Engineering Corp Quick facts: This is a sister unit to Chasnupp-1. The contract was signed in May 2004, ground-breaking was on 8 Apr 2005, and first concrete was on 28 Dec 2005. Chasnupp-2 was connected to the grid on 14 Mar 2011 and declared commercial on 12 May 2012. Photograph courtesy of China Zhongyuan Engineering Corp Posted 9 Mar 2011	Kanupp Location: Pakistan Operator: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Configuration: 1 X 137 MW PHWR Operation: 1972 Reactor supplier: Canadian General Electric T/G supplier: Hitachi EPC: Canadian General Electric Quick facts: Kanupp was extensively refurbished in 2002-2004 and is the oldest Candu-type reactor still in operation. Photograph courtesy of Pakistan AEC Posted 16 Apr 2005

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