PNRA grants operating licence to Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3.

Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) granted Operating License (OL) to Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 (K-3) on Wednesday upon completion of the licensing process under regulations PAK/909 and demonstration of safe operation of the plant.

The licensing process for OL includes review of licensing submissions, inspections during initial fuel loading, initial criticality, low power and power ascension tests, and operation at full power. K-3 is a Chinese designed (Hualong One) Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) of 1100 Mwe and it is the second such unit deployed at the Karachi site adding 1100 MWe to the national grid.

Earlier in June 2022, PNRA also granted Operating License to Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2) with an installed capacity of 1100 MWe.

The site for K-3 was registered in May 2014 and...