Chashma Nuclear Power Complex
Chashma Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Official name | Chashma Nuclear Power Complex |
Country | |
Coordinates | 32°23′25″N 71°27′45″E / 32.39028°N 71.46250°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | C1: 1 August 1993 C2: 27 December 2005 C3: 28 April 2011 C4: 18 December 2011 C5: 14 July 2023 |
Commission date | C1: 14 September 2000 C2: 17 May 2011 C3: 6 December 2016 C4: 19 September 2017 |
Construction cost | C1: US$900 million (1993)[1] C2: US$860 million C3 & C4: US$2.37 billion C5: US$3.48 billion |
Owner(s) | Government of Pakistan |
Operator(s) | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (Reactor management) China–Pakistan Power Corp. (Site and energy management) |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactors | 4 (operational) 1 (planned) |
Reactor type | Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) |
Reactor supplier | Pakistan Nuclear Fuel Complex China National Nuclear Corp. |
Cooling source | Indus River |
Power generation | |
Units operational | C1: 325 MW C2: 325 MW C3: 340 MW C4: 340 MW |
Make and model | C1-C4: CNP-300 C5: Hualong One |
Units under const. | C5: 1200 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 1,330 MW (operational) 2,530 MW (planned) |
Capacity factor | 90.3% (lifetime) |
External links | |
Website | Chashma Nuclear Power Plant |
The Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (or CHASNUPP) is a large commercial nuclear power plant located at Chashma in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.[2]
Officially known as Chashma Nuclear Power Complex, the nuclear power plant is generating energy for industrial usage with four nuclear reactors with one being in construction phase in cooperation with China.[3] The energy site is covered under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) monitoring and safeguards which also provide funding for the site expansion.[4] Planning of the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant took place with France in 1973 but the site was completed with China's joining the project, and later providing the reactor in 1993.[5]
With growing demands of energy that was recognized in November 2006, the IAEA approved an agreement with Pakistan for new nuclear power plants to be built in the country with Chinese assistance when its Board of Governors of unanimously approved the safeguards agreement for any future Nuclear Power Plants that Pakistan will be constructing.[6]
History
Planning and design phase of the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant began in 1973–75 by the
Negotiations over the supply of commercial nuclear power plant became controversial and further complicated after India's nuclear test, 'Smiling Buddha', conducted in 1974.[8] In February 1976, French government began to show increased concern over the export of technology and Bhutto administration eventually suggested to sign a safeguard agreement, which would bring the nuclear power plant under International Atomic Energy Agency's watch.[8] The French government agreed on this proposal and eventually signed a safeguard agreement with Bhutto administration on 18 March 1976.[8]
Despite the IAEA safeguard agreement and Zia administration's asking of CEA to fulfill the Chashma contract, France eventually halted the funding and ejected from the project in 1978.[8]
In 1980, Pakistan discussed funding of the nuclear power plant with
In 1986, Pakistan eventually entered in understanding with China when it signed an agreement on peaceful usage of commercial nuclear power technology.: 266
In 1990, the discussion over the funding of nuclear power plant was again held with France, which the French government agreed upon supplying a nuclear power reactor but later decided against it due to financial funding.[14][15] In 1992, Pakistan eventually signed an agreement with China and construction of the nuclear power plant site begin in 1993 with China and Pakistan financing US$900 Mn for this project.[16]
In 2000, the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant became operational when it joined the nation's grid system with China National Nuclear Corporation overseeing the grid connections of the power plant.: 3–4 [17] In 2004, the China National Nuclear Corporation was awarded contract for building a second unit based on the first reactor, followed by contracting for two more reactors in 2011.[18]
Reactor technology
C1 and C2
The first reactor unit, C1, is a 300-MW two-loop
After the first reactor unit, the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) refrained the PAEC to start working on the second unit right away because the agency wanted to monitor the nuclear reactor for its safety and performances for at least 3-years— first year and half for nominal power and rest of the time at full power as this is the most critical phase.[8][22]
In May 2004, the Nuclear Regulatory Authority allowed the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission to sign the contract with the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to start the work on the second reactor, CHASNUPP-II, which would be modeled as similar to CHASNUPP-I design.[23] The construction of the second unit start on 27 December 2005 and achieved its critical phase on 21 February 2011.[24] The CHASNUPP-IIjoined the nation's electricity grid system on 13 March 2011 and commenced its official operations on 17 May 2011.[21]
The second unit, C2, is also a
C3 and C4
On 28 April 2009, a general engineering and design contract for third and fourth units were signed with Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute at the cost of US$2.37 Bn.
The CHASNUPP-IV is also a CNP-300 type and is a 315-MW two-loop pressurized reactor with a gross capacity of 340 MW.[32] Construction of the fourth reactor started on 18 December 2011 and it went critical on 15 March 2017.[32] The CHASNUPP-IV was connected to nation's grid system on 25 June 2017, and commenced its operations on 19 September 2017.[33][34]
C5
In March 2013, Pakistan and China agreed to build a fifth unit at the Chashma nuclear power plant site, eventually signing an agreement on 27 November 2017.[35] It will be a Hualong One reactor. China National Nuclear Corporation and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission had signed a cooperation agreement for the construction of a 1,200 MW Hualong One nuclear reactor at the Chashma nuclear power plant in Punjab province in Pakistan.[36]
On July 14, 2023, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the 1,200 MW Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 (C-5). This significant project is expected to be completed within a span of seven to eight years, with an estimated cost of approximately $3.48 billion.[37]
Corporate management
The Chashma Nuclear Power Plant site is owned by the
Training opportunities
Since 2000, the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant offers training programs and certification in engineering and health physics.[40] Its training centre is known as "CHASNUPP Centre of Nuclear Training" (or CHASCENT) offers a one-year postgraduate training program in engineering and a one-year post-diploma training program in health physics.[41] The facility is equipped with a full-scope training simulator, laboratories, a library, a physical models house, and an auditorium.[42]
The simulator is used for providing training to the nuclear power plant operators. Apart from training nuclear plant operators the centre offers various engineering programs at diploma and degree levels.[43]
See also
- Nuclear power in Pakistan
- Nuclear power in China
- Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
- Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority
- China Atomic Energy Authority
- China National Nuclear Corporation
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- ^ "PM breaks ground on 1200-megawatt Chashma-5 nuclear power plant". 14 July 2023.
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- ^ Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, "Chasnupp Centre for Nuclear Training," www.paec.gov/pk.
External links
- Groundbreaking of Chasnupp-2 Pakistan on Friday, Pakistan TimesFederal Bureau Report.
- State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (parent company of SNERDI)