Chashma Nuclear Power Plant
| Chashma Nuclear Power Plant | |
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 Location of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant in Pakistan
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| Official name | Chashma Nuclear Power Complex |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Chashma, Kundian, Punjab |
| Coordinates | 32°23′25″N 71°27′45″E / 32.39028°N 71.46250°ECoordinates: 32°23′25″N 71°27′45″E / 32.39028°N 71.46250°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1 August 1993 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 15 September 2000 Unit 2: 14 March 2011 |
| Construction cost | Unit 2: US$0.86 billion Unit 3 & 4 total: US$2.37 billion |
| Owner(s) | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) |
| Operator(s) | PAEC |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier |
Sino-Pak Nuclear Technology Consortium (SPNTC) PAEC |
| Cooling source | Chashma Lake, Indus River |
| Cooling towers | no |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 x 325 MW |
| Units under const. | 2 x 340 MW |
| Units planned | 1 x 1100 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 650 MW |
| Average generation | 4200 GW·h |
The Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (CHASNUPP) or Chashma Nuclear Power Complex, near Chashma Colony and Kundian town, Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan, is a commercial nuclear power plant consisting of two operating units (CHASNUPP-I and CHASNUPP-II), two units under construction (CHASNUPP-III and CHASNUPP-IV). Chashma Nuclear Power Plant reactors and other facilities are being built and operated by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) with Chinese support under the approval and guidelines of International Atomic Energy Agency.
The IAEA as well as the United States Department of Energy recognised the urgency of Pakistan's energy needs, which is expected to grow seven to eight times by 2030.
In November 2006, The International Atomic Energy Agency approved an agreement with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission for new nuclear power plants to be built in the country with Chinese assistance. The 35-member Board of Governors of the IAEA unanimously approved the safeguards agreement for any future Nuclear Power Plants that Pakistan will be constructing.
The 325 MW unit 1 (CHASNUPP-I) is a pressurised water reactor that began commercial operation in May 2000. It is located at Kundian, Punjab, Pakistan.
The 325 MW unit 2, (CHASNUPP-II) is like CHASNUPP-I. Unit 2 was officially inaugurated on 10 May 2011 by former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani.
On 28 April 2009 a general engineering and design contract for CHASNUPP-3 and CHASNUPP-4 was signed with Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute (SNERDI). The units will both have generation capacity of 340 MW and a design life of 40 years.On 6 March 2013 the dome of the third reactor was lifted into place.
The 340 MW Unit 3 (CHASNUPP-3) was officially inaugurated on 28 December 2016 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The reactor type is CNP-300.
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