NAME/LOCATION OF
FACILILTY |
TYPE/STATUS |
IAEA SAFEGUARDS |
NUCLEAR WEAPONS R&D COMPLEX |
| Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) Kahuta |
Fabrication of HEU into nuclear weapon |
No |
| Chagai |
Possible nuclear test site |
No |
| Pakistan Ordnance Factory, Wah |
Possible nuclear weapons assembly site |
No |
POWER REACTORS |
KANUPP
Karachi |
Heavy-water, natural U, 137 MWe;
operating. |
Yes |
| Chasma-1 |
Light-water, LEU, 310 MWe; under
construciton. |
Planned |
| Chasma-2 |
Light-water, LEU, 310 MWe; planned |
Planned |
RESEARCH REACTORS |
Pakistan Atomic Research Reactor 1 (PARR 1)
Rawalpindi |
Light-water, originally HEU, modified to use
LEU, 9 MWt; operating. |
Yes |
PARR 2
Rawalpindi |
Pool-type, light-water, HEU, 30 KWt;
operating. |
Yes |
Research/Plutonium Production Reactor
Khushab |
Heavy-water, natural U, 50 MWt; under
construction, expected completion 1998. |
No |
URANIUM ENRICHMENT |
| Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) Kahuta |
Large-scale ultracentrifuge facility;
operating (no current production of weapons-grade uranium). |
No |
| Sihala |
Experimental-scale ultracentrifuge
facility; operating. |
No |
| Golra |
Ultracentrifuge plant reportedly to be used as
testing facility; operational status unknown. |
No |
| Wah |
Enrichment plant, under construction, possibly
with Chinese assistance. |
|
REPROCESSING (PLUTONIUM EXTRACTION) |
| Chasma |
Terminated by France (1978); indigenous
construction of the building shell may be nearly complete; reportedly not equipped. |
No |
New Labs -PINSTECH
Rawalpindi |
Pilot-scale, "hot cell" facility;
design capacity up to
20 kg/y. |
No |
PINSTECH
Rawalpindi |
Experimental-scale lab for research on solvent
extraction. |
No |
URANIUM PROCESSING |
| Baghalchar |
Uranium mining; operating |
N/A (Not Applicable) |
| Dera Ghazi Khan |
Uranium mining and milling;
operating. |
N/A |
