Kundian Nuclear Fuel Complex
The Kundian Nuclear Fuel Complex (KNFC) is a nuclear fuel manufacturing and fabrication plant located in
The plant is owned by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), which manufactures and, henceforth, supplies the nuclear fuel bundles and reactor cores to the nation's commercial nuclear power plant. It has an annual capacity of producing 24 megatonnes (2.4×1010 kg) of natural uranium oxide fuel as well as zirconium alloy cladding and reactor core components.: 115 [2]
History
The Kundian Nuclear Fuel Complex was established by the scientists and engineers working at the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (Pinstech) in 1978.[3] Its establishment came after the Pakistani scientists discovered the heavy amounts of zirconium in the sandy beaches of Balochistan; the facility was established in Kundian in Mianwali District, Punjab, to separate other elements to procure the pure form of zirconium.: 115 [2] The nuclear reprocessing and experimental metallurgy of zirconium took place under Pinstech lab in its year early before the technology of nuclear fuel cycle was completely transferred to Kundian Nuclear Fuel Complex.[2]
The Kundian Nuclear Fuel Complex has an annual capacity of producing the 24 megatonnes (2.4×1010 kg) of natural uranium oxide fuel, which has allowed the
According to the Pakistani government statistics, the indigenous nuclear fuel had saved Pakistan
The Kundian Nuclear Fuel Complex is located near the location of the
See also
External links
- World Nuclear Organisation Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ NTI, Nuclear Threat Initiative. "Kundian Nuclear Fuel Complex (KNFC)". www.nti.org. Nuclear Threat Initiative. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-8480-1. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Kundian - Pakistan Special Weapons Facilities". nuke.fas.org. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "New Extension to the Chashma Plutonium Separation Facility | Institute for Science and International Security". isis-online.org.
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