Pakistan Nuclear Power Fuel Complex

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For the Indian nuclear complex, see Nuclear Fuel Complex.

The Pakistan Nuclear Power Fuel Complex (PNPFC), also known as Chemical Processing Plant (CPP), is a nuclear fuel manufacturing and a fabrication plant located in about 175 km (109 mi) south of Islamabad, possibly in Faisalabad District in Punjab.[1]

The plant is owned by the

Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (CHASNUPP) in Punjab, which converts the U3O8 to natural UF6, and enriched UF6 into UO2 powder, then converted depleted UF6 into depleted uranium metal and produced zircon ingot.[2] The plant is under the IAEA safeguards and is restricted to manufacture fuel bundles only for Chashma Nuclear Power Plant built in cooperation with China.[3][4]

History

In

Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (CHASNUPP) to lessen the dependence on imported fuel bundles from China.[1] In 2007, the federal Government of Pakistan approved the funding for the plant at the cost of Rs. 16.112 billion (US$56 million).[5] It was reported that that nuclear fuel complex was built at the cost of Rs. 28 billion (US$97 million) paid through the Pakistani taxpayers.[1] The PAEC constructed the plant through a private company, the Central Development Working Party (CDWP Ltd.), in 2009.[5]

Due to constraints imposed by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the capacity of the nuclear fuel complex has been limited and the fuel bundles were reported to be imported from China to run the grid operations for reactors at the Chashma Nuclear Power Complex.[6] [7] In spite of its limitation and public perception of the imported fuel, the Pakistan Nuclear Power Fuel Complex was reported by be manufacturing and providing the fuel bundles for the Chashma Nuclear Power Complex.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nuclear Power in Pakistan" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^
    South Asian Strategic Stability Institute
    .
  3. ^ Ghani, M. Osman (25 February 2009). "Business & Finance Review". Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Nuclear power generation".
  5. ^ a b "Pak to build nuclear power fuel complex". News On Projects. News On Projects. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Nuclear Power in Pakistan". World-nuclear.org. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  7. ^ [1][dead link]
  8. ^ "Pakistan's Chashma Plutonium Separation Plant: Possibly Operational | Institute for Science and International Security". isis-online.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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