Khushab nuclear complex
E301033
The Khushab nuclear complex is a key Pakistani nuclear facility believed to produce weapons-grade plutonium for the country’s nuclear arsenal.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khushab nuclear complex canonical | 1 |
| Khushab-I reactor | 1 |
| Khushab-II reactor | 1 |
| Khushab-III reactor | 1 |
| Khushab-IV reactor | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear facility
ⓘ
plutonium production reactor site ⓘ |
| associatedRisk | regional arms race in South Asia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pakistan nuclear weapons program
ⓘ
Pakistan plutonium production program ⓘ Pakistan’s deterrence posture against India ⓘ |
| category |
Pakistani nuclear installations
ⓘ
military nuclear facilities ⓘ plutonium production sites ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 1990s ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| coolant | heavy water ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| designedFor | high plutonium production rate ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 200 km south of Islamabad ⓘ |
| expansion | multiple construction phases since 2000s ⓘ |
| firstReactorOperational | late 1990s ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Khushab nuclear complex
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Khushab-I reactor
Khushab nuclear complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Khushab-II reactor
Khushab nuclear complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Khushab-III reactor
Khushab nuclear complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Khushab-IV reactor
|
| linkedTo | Pakistan’s second-strike capability development (analyst assessment) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khushab District
ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | foreign intelligence agencies via satellite imagery ⓘ |
| near |
Jauharabad
ⓘ
Jhelum River ⓘ |
| notSafeguardedBy | International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ |
| operator | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ |
| powerSource | dedicated reactors rather than electricity generation ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | natural uranium ⓘ |
| product |
tritium (suspected)
ⓘ
weapons-grade plutonium ⓘ |
| purpose |
production of weapons-grade plutonium
ⓘ
support of Pakistan nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| reactorType | heavy water reactor ⓘ |
| region | central Pakistan ⓘ |
| securityLevel | highly secured ⓘ |
| significance | key facility for Pakistan’s fissile material production ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| strategicRole | supports miniaturization and diversification of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
international nonproliferation concern
ⓘ
open-source satellite imagery analysis ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khushab-I reactor
this entity surface form:
Khushab-II reactor
this entity surface form:
Khushab-III reactor
this entity surface form:
Khushab-IV reactor