Pakistan's first indigenous nuclear reactor was commissioned at Khushab in March 1996. The Khushab Nuclear Complex was conceived and planned by the chairman of the
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Munir Ahmad Khan who began work on the 50 MWt Khushab-I reactor and heavy water plant in 1986. He appointed
nuclear engineer Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood and Dr. N.A. Javed, both from the
PAEC, as the Project-Directors for the reactor and the heavy water plant respectively.
[2]According to a Pakistani press report this reactor began operating in early 1998.
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Based on the success of these projects and the experience and capability gained during their construction, onsite construction work on the second unit began around 2001 or 2002. In February 2010
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and senior military officers attended a ceremony at the Khushab complex for what is believed to be the completion of the second reactor.
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The third unit was constructed between 2006 and 2011. As of 2013 it appears to be complete and in operation although there has been no official indication. Construction of the fourth unit began in 2010 and is still underway.
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Judging by external appearance all but the first reactor are similar or identical in design
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