Chashma nuclear power plant

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Other names: Chasnupp

Chashma nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Punjab, Pakistan.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Chashma nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2000[1] 325 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] CNP-300[1] Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission[1] Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission[1]
2 Operating[2] 2011[2] 325 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] CNP-300[2] Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission[2] Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission[2]
3 Operating[3] 2016[3] 340 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] CNP-300[3] Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission[3] Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission[3]
4 Operating[4] 2017[4] 340 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[4] CNP-300[4] Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission[4] Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission[4]
5 Pre-construction[5][6] 1200 MW[6] Pressurized water reactor[7] Hualong One[5]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Chashma nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 August 1, 1993[1] May 3, 2000[1] June 13, 2000[1] September 15, 2000[1]
2 December 28, 2005[2] February 22, 2011[2] March 14, 2011[2] May 18, 2011[2]
3 May 28, 2011[3] August 1, 2016[3] October 15, 2016[3] December 6, 2016[3]
4 December 18, 2011[4] March 15, 2017[4] June 25, 2017[4] September 19, 2017[4]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Chashma nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 300 MW[1] 300 MW[1] 999 MWt[1]
2 300 MW[2] 300 MW[2] 999 MWt[2]
3 315 MW[3] 315 MW[3] 999 MWt[3]
4 313 MW[4] 313 MW[4] 999 MWt[4]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Chashma nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Punjab, Pakistan[8] 32.392, 71.4616 (exact)[8]
2 Punjab, Pakistan[8] 32.392, 71.4616 (exact)[8]
3 Punjab, Pakistan[8] 32.392, 71.4616 (exact)[8]
4 Punjab, Pakistan[8] 32.392, 71.4616 (exact)[8]
5 Punjab, Pakistan[8] 32.392, 71.4616 (exact)[8]

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References

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  5. 5.0 5.1 https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-o-s/pakistan.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://www.powermag.com/pakistan-expanding-nuclear-plant-with-new-hualong-one-reactor/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hualong_One. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 "Global Power Plant Database - Data". World Resources Institute. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.