Khushab Complex
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A backgrounder
OTHER NAME: Khushab Nuclear Complex
LOCATION: Khushab District, Punjab; Approximately 200km SW of Islamabad
SUBORDINATE TO: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
SIZE: Four ~50MW reactors and a heavy water plant
FACILITY STATUS: Three operational reactors, one under construction
The Khushab Complex is the main source of Pakistan's weapons-grade plutonium for its nuclear weapons program. Because Pakistan is an NPT-outlier, the complex is not under IAEA Safeguards.