Multan Heavy Water Production Facility
The Heavy Water Production Facility in Multan is a
The federal Government of Pakistan has not published any reports about the facility but its existence is known through literary investigations.[3]
Historical background
Planning of constructing a heavy water facility began in 1958 when
The
The PAEC discussed the plant with Germany, France, and Canada with proposing this facility under regular IAEA inspection– all had ejected from the proposal in 1974.: 200 [2] Eventually, Belgium was a more willing partner that helped Pakistan constructing the plant but this facility cannot produce the heavy water requires to produce the weapon-grade plutonium and it is only used for its original mission envisioned in 1958.: 201–202 [2] The Multan Heavy Water Production Facility is not subject to IAEA inspection but its secure operations and security is professed by the Government of Pakistan through its federal oversight agencies.[4]
Fertilizer plant
Inside the Multan Heavy Water Production Facility, the Pak Arab Fertilizer (pvt) Ltd. operates a fertilizer factory with an annual output capacity of between 140,000 and 117,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, while a smaller fertilizer plant has an annual output capacity of 43,000 tons of urea.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Multan - Pakistan Special Weapons Facilities". nuke.fas.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-8480-1. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Koch, Andrew; Topping, Jennifer (1996). "Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program: A Status Report" (PDF). www.nonproliferation.org. Monterey Institute of International Studies: nonproliferation.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Key Issues: Nuclear Weapons: The Basics: Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Facilities". www.nuclearfiles.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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