Pakistan Nuclear Power plants

[Ghseean]

Are both k2 and k3 are fully operational now

yes both were already handed over to Pakistan by CNNC in February 2023

 

[ghazi52]

Are both k2 and k3 are fully operational now

Operational..

KANUPP-3 (K-3)​

Operational​

REACTOR DETAILS​

Reactor Type	Model	Owner	Operator
PWR​	ACP-1000​	PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION​	PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION​
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)	Design Net Capacity	Gross Capacity	Thermal Capacity
1017 MWe​	1014 MWe​	1100 MWe​	3060 MWt​
Construction Start Date	First Criticality Date
31 May, 2016​	21 Feb, 2022​	​	​
First Grid Connection	Commercial Operation Date
04 Mar, 2022​	18 Apr, 2022​	​	​

LIFETIME PERFORMANCE​

Electricity Supplied	Energy Availability Factor	Operation Factor	Energy Unavailability Factor	Load Factor
6.18 TW.h​	96.6 %​	91.2 %​	3.4 %​	90.0 %​

Lifetime performance calculated up to year 2022

OPERATING HISTORY​

Year	Electricity Supplied [GW.h]	Reference Unit Power [MW]	Annual Time On Line [h]	Operation Factor [%]	Energy Availability Factor [%]	Load Factor [%]
Annual	Cumulative	Annual	Cumulative
2022​	6181.900​	1017​	6287​	91.2​	96.6​	96.6​	90.0​	90.0​

Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.

Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-05-19

PRIS - Reactor Details

pris.iaea.org

 

[ghazi52]

KANUPP-2 (K-2)​

Operational​

REACTOR DETAILS​

Reactor Type	Model	Owner	Operator
PWR​	ACP-1000​	PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION​	PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION​
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)	Design Net Capacity	Gross Capacity	Thermal Capacity
1017 MWe​	1017 MWe​	1100 MWe​	3060 MWt​
Construction Start Date	First Criticality Date
20 Aug, 2015​	28 Feb, 2021​	​	​
First Grid Connection	Commercial Operation Date
18 Mar, 2021​	21 May, 2021​	​	​

LIFETIME PERFORMANCE​

Electricity Supplied	Energy Availability Factor	Operation Factor	Energy Unavailability Factor	Load Factor
12.45 TW.h​	80.8 %​	82.7 %​	19.2 %​	80.6 %​

Lifetime performance calculated up to year 2022

OPERATING HISTORY​

Year	Electricity Supplied [GW.h]	Reference Unit Power [MW]	Annual Time On Line [h]	Operation Factor [%]	Energy Availability Factor [%]	Load Factor [%]
Annual	Cumulative	Annual	Cumulative
2021​	6208.890​	1014​	5910​	96.4​	98.6​	98.6​	98.8​	98.8​
2022​	6240.360​	1017​	6540​	74.7​	70.3​	80.8​	70.0​	80.6​

Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.

Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-05-19

PRIS - Reactor Details

pris.iaea.org

 

[ghazi52]

KANUPP-1 (K-1)​

Permanent Shutdown​

REACTOR DETAILS​

Reactor Type	Model	Owner	Operator
PHWR​	CANDU-137 MW​	PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION​	PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION​
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)	Design Net Capacity	Gross Capacity	Thermal Capacity
90 MWe​	125 MWe​	100 MWe​	337 MWt​
Construction Start Date	First Criticality Date
01 Aug, 1966​	01 Aug, 1971​	​	​
First Grid Connection	Commercial Operation Date
18 Oct, 1971​	07 Dec, 1972​	​	​
Permanent Shutdown Date
01 Aug, 2021​

 

[ghazi52]

REACTORS​

Name	Type	Status	Location	Reference Unit Power [MW]	Gross Electrical Capacity [MW]	First Grid Connection
CHASNUPP-1	PWR​	Operational​	KUNDIAN​	300​	325​	2000-06-13
CHASNUPP-2	PWR​	Operational​	KUNDIAN​	300​	325​	2011-03-14
CHASNUPP-3	PWR​	Operational​	KUNDIAN​	315​	340​	2016-10-15
CHASNUPP-4	PWR​	Operational​	KUNDIAN​	313​	340​	2017-06-25
KANUPP-1	PHWR​	Permanent Shutdown​	Karachi​	90​	100​	1971-10-18
KANUPP-2	PWR​	Operational​	Karachi​	1017​	1100​	2021-03-18
KANUPP-3	PWR​	Operational​	Karachi​	1017​	1100​	2022-03-04

Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-05-19

 

[ghazi52]

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION SHARE IN 2022
22 280 GWh ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED

Type	Production .. GWh
Nuclear Production	22,280 ......... 16.2 %
Non-Nuclear Production	115,083 ......... 83.8 %

 

[ghazi52]

“China’s rapid deployment of ever-more modern nuclear power plants over time produces significant scale economies and learning-by-doing effects, and this suggests that Chinese enterprises will gain an advantage at incremental innovation in this sector going forward,” the report said.

The US has the world’s largest fleet of nuclear power plants and President Joe Biden’s administration considers the virtually emissions-free electricity source to be critical in curbing climate change.

But after two large plants in Georgia came online in 2023 and 2024 billions of dollars over budget and delayed by years, no US nuclear reactors are being built. A high-tech plant that had been planned to be built at a US lab was canceled last year.

China’s state-owned banks can offer loans as low as 1.4 percent, far lower than available in Western economies. Its nuclear power industry has benefited from sustained state support and localization strategies that has allowed China to dominate sectors like renewable power and EVs.

The world’s first so-called fourth-generation high-temperature gas cooled reactor at Shidao Bay came online last December. The China Nuclear Energy Association claims that the project involved the development of more than 2,200 sets of “world-first equipment” with a total localization rate of domestically produced materials of 93.4 percent.

Backers of high-tech reactors say they are safer and more efficient than current plants. Critics say some new reactors introduce proliferation and material risks.

It has not all been smooth sailing for China. The China Nuclear Energy Association has warned that there was a severe glut in nuclear component production, and “excessive competition” was driving down prices and causing losses.

 

[ghazi52]

China has 27 nuclear reactors under construction with average construction timelines of about seven years, far faster than other countries, said the study by Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, a Washington-based nonpartisan research institute.

“China’s rapid deployment of ever-more modern nuclear power plants over time produces significant scale economies and learning-by-doing effects, and this suggests that Chinese enterprises will gain an advantage at incremental innovation in this sector going forward,” the report said.

The US has the world’s largest fleet of nuclear power plants and President Joe Biden’s administration considers the virtually emissions-free electricity source to be critical in curbing climate change.

 

[Lulldapull]

It is good to know that Pakistan and China continue to work on more nuclear plants. The more the merier.

Our entire nuke program is China sponsored bhai. Everything!

Anybody thinks otherwise I’d beat him up here in front of everyone in 2 minutes.

AQ Khan/ Samar Mubarakmand k dramay/ shoshay karatay hain laurru.

We all know da truth, that what China wants from us is da same as what China wants from da DPRK no?

Baqi sub jharrpaali convert musings.

 

[Khansaheeb]

Islamabad: Pakistan has started loading fuel to its Chinese-assisted 1,100MW nuclear power plant in Karachi for testing in run-up to its commercial operations in April 2021, according to a media report on Wednesday.

The fuel loading for the newly built Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2) began on Tuesday after obtaining fuel load permit from the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority.

The fuel loading was witnessed by Director General of the Strategic Plan Division Lt Gen Nadeem Zaki Manj, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Chairman Mohammad Naeem and senior Chinese and Pakistani officials, the Dawn newspaper reported.

K-2 is a pressurised water reactor based on the Chinese HPR-1000 technology and a third generation plant equipped with advanced safety features, according to officials.

The construction of K-2 plant started on August 31, 2015 ..
and its commercial operation will begin in April 2021 after undergoing several operational and safety tests.

K-2 is one of the two 1,100MW nuclear power plants being constructed in Karachi. The other plant, K-3, is expected to become operational by the end of 2021.

We want these plants far away from Karachi . They pose too a great a risk.

 

[Khansaheeb]

Our entire nuke program is China sponsored bhai. Everything!

Anybody thinks otherwise I’d beat him up here in front of everyone in 2 minutes.

AQ Khan/ Samar Mubarakmand k dramay/ shoshay karatay hain laurru.

We all know da truth, that what China wants from us is da same as what China wants from da DPRK no?

Baqi sub jharrpaali convert musings.

Ok hindjew, come down and eat some pudi sushi.

 

[Lulldapull]

Ok hindjew, come down and eat some pudi sushi.

Bukvaas bund kar…..get real…..

 

[Khansaheeb]

Bukvaas bund kar…..get real…..

What are you doing in Japan, why would go there to write bakwas about Pakistan?

 

[Lulldapull]

What are you doing in Japan, why would go there to write bakwas about Pakistan?

Oh chal oaay……you tell me one thing wes making ourselves in our made in China nuke program?

Bukvaas karta hae?

Centrifuge? We coulda got those from China too no?

 

[Khansaheeb]

Oh chal oaay……you tell me one thing wes making ourselves in our made in China nuke program?

Bukvaas karta hae?

Centrifuge? We coulda got those from China too no?

I bet you sneak in cow ka cola with your lunch