Pak­­istan Atomic Energy Commission gets licence to construct largest nuclear plant

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to construct its largest nuclear plant for electricity generation after the country’s atomic energy regulatory agency issued the licence for it.

The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) issued the licence to build Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 (C-5, the largest plant producing electricity through nuclear power with a capacity of 1200 MWe, according to a PNRA press release issued on Thursday.

The Pak­­istan Atomic Energy Commission applied for the licence in April of this year, along with the Preliminary Safety Assessment Report and other documents about the design and operational aspects of nuclear safety, radiation protection, emergency preparedness, waste management, and nuclear security, the Dawn newspaper reported.