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Pakistan's Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has formally given its approval to the project to build unit 5 of the Chashma nuclear power plant, two weeks after Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took part in a ground-breaking ceremony for the reactor.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 03 August 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Pakistan-formalises-Chashma-5-approval
Plant will become third in country to use Beijing’s domestically developed Generation III technology
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/construction-begins-of-china-supplied-hualong-one-nuclear-plant-at-chasnupp-7-1-2023
Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for construction of a 1,200 MWe Hualong One (HPR1000) reactor at unit 5 of the Chashma NPP in Pakistan’s Punjab province. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) President Wang Yongge and Muhammad Saeedur Rehman from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU). Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was also present alongside Chinese Charge d’Affaires Pang Chunxue.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 23 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newspakistan-china-agree-on-construction-chashma-5-10959214
Pakistan has signed a USD4.8 billion deal with China to construct a Hualong One reactor as unit 5 of the Chashma nuclear power plant in Pakistan's Punjab province, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Agreement-reached-for-Chashma-unit-5
The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) has granted an operating licence for unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant, the second of two Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactors at the site.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 02 June 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Karachi-3-receives-operating-licence
Pakistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will increase collaboration in peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology, particularly in agriculture and medicine. This was agreed during a two-day trip to Pakistan by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Grossi discussed a range of issues including IAEA support in agriculture and medicine as well as nuclear safety and security.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newspakistan-and-iaea-boost-nuclear-co-operation-10615015
Unit 3 at Pakistan’s Karachi NPP (Kanupp) in Sindh province has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. This is the second China-supplied 1,100 MWe Hualong One reactor to begin operation at Kanupp. The new unit represents an investment of $2.7bn and was built as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newspakistan-launches-unit-3-at-karachi-npp-10577061
A ceremony has been held to mark the inauguration of unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said the two Hualong One reactors at the site have now both officially been delivered to Pakistan and put into operation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 04 February 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/China,-Pakistan-mark-completion-of-Karachi-2-3-pro
Unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan passed acceptance tests on 18 April, marking the Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactor's entry into commercial operation, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Karachi-3-passes-acceptance-tests
Unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan - a Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactor - reached 100% capacity for the first time on 31 March. The 1100 MWe pressurised water reactor is currently undergoing power ascension testing prior to entering commercial operation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Worlds-fourth-Hualong-One-unit-attains-full-power