As of 2012 the electricity generated by commercial. The pakistan atomic energy commission paec the scientific and nuclear governmental agency is solely responsible for operating these power plants. Pakistan is the first muslim country in the world to construct and operate civil nuclear power plants.
As of 2017 nuclear power in pakistan is provided by 5 commercial nuclear power plants. Those power stations that are smaller than 1 000 mw and those that are only at a planning or proposal stage may be found in regional lists at the end of the page or in the list of nuclear reactors the list is based on figures from pris power reactor information system maintained by. The following page lists all nuclear power stations that are larger than 1 000 mw in current net capacity.
Visitors wearing protective suits and masks will be able to look around the unit four control room in the chernobyl nuclear power plant where the 1986 disaster began. To prepare for the grave responsibility of operating a nuclear power plant engineers at the pilgrim nuclear generating. Inside a nuclear control room.
The prime minister was apprised that this was the third project after successful operation of chashma i and chashma ii projects which were fully operational and producing 325 and 340 mw respectively. Earlier at the control room the prime minister was briefed by the plant manager riaz khaliq ansari. Some of the decisions made in that room contributed to the worst nuclear accident the world.
Visitors are now permitted to enter the control room of reactor 4 at the chernobyl nuclear power plant. Member power of paec saeed ur rahman while making the announcement said this unique record of efficient and safe operations of chashma 4 bespoke the acumen and hard work of paec s teams of technicians scientists and engineers. Previously chashma nuclear power plant unit 2 chashma 2 held the record of running for continuous 302 days.
The chinese supplied pressurised water reactor pwr the country s fifth power reactor is expected to enter commercial operation by the end of august. Unit 4 at the chashma nuclear power plant in pakistan was connected to the grid on 29 june.