Pakistan joins nations producing Class 1 N-safety equipment

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

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Yeah 1-N certified, yet we cannot make a engine or locomotive

 

[Imran Khan]

bechary beemar indian

 

[saiyan0321]

well this is very good if its happening this way we can slowly very slowly go ahead and make our own reactors later on this is a good step too improving nuclear capabilities its not all about missiles

 

[MM_Haider]

the compliance to international standards comes into the picture when some country needs to export the equipment. All the standards, for example NFPA, IEEE, ISA, CENELEC, IEC, ANSI, NEMA etc are readily available. for example, for building a heat exchanger the compliance to the relavent standards is shown. If someone wants to certfy it from third party.. most welcome..

 

[Nishan_101]

Pakistan joins nations producing Class 1 N-safety equipment



* HMC–III gets licence to manufacture specialised equipments of core nuclear island


Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark achievement, Pakistan has joined the group of nations which are certified to produce ‘Class –I nuclear safety equipments’.

This capability would not only allow the country to provide locally manufactured spare parts for the existing nuclear power plants under embargo conditions but also contribute towards the long-term nuclear energy programme. In this regard, the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA), on Tuesday granted licence to Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC) –III, to manufacture specialised equipments related to core nuclear island that are directly related to controlling and maintaining activities in the reactor.

The HMC –III is a specialised workshop operating under the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC). The PNRA has granted the licence after almost three years of regular scrutiny of working standards and ensuring that the quality of parts and equipments produced at HMC-III meet the international standards.

“Though it is happy moment that Pakistan has moved one more step towards indigenisation of nuclear programme but we will ensure that quality is not compromised in haste or achieving any production target,” PNRA Chairman Engineer Anwar Habib said at a ceremony held in this regard at the HMC-III, Taxila. He said that HMC-III has already achieved the certification for the nuclear safety class 2 and 3 which related to manufacture of less sensitive parts.
“Class –I deals with equipments and parts like tanks, vessels, cooling systems, steam generators, etc, at the nuclear island and any compromise over quality at this stage cannot be tolerated,” the PNRA chairman said. He said that the regulator had granted permission to produce the Class –II and Class – III equipments to HMC-III some six years back after a through screening for three years period.

“Some of the equipment have a design life of 60 years, that is the design life of the whole reactor nowadays – therefore the concept of replacement or repair of parts should not be considered at the start,” Engineer Habib said, adding, “We will ensure that HMC-III abides with strict compliance of licence requirements and meets the international standards.” Currently, the PAEC has three main subsidiaries, HMC-III, the National Centre for Non- Destructive Testing and the Pakistan Welding Institute, which play a key role in the indigenous development of the nuclear programme and nuclear energy in the country.

Highlighting the importance of localised development of parts, equipments and human resource in this regard, PAEC Chairman Ansar Pervaiz said that Pakistan was constantly under international embargoes and localised manufacturing of parts would help the country in keeping up the required maintenance and make required improvements at the existing nuclear power plants.


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Pakistan should try to encourage by giving them money to upgrade the current facility to KRL, HMC, HIT, PEC(Precision Engineering Complex) and other public sector and open up new facilities in other 3 provinces like in Sindh, Balochistan and KPK. So that we may move forward.

 

[Anshab]

It is really great news. Now Pakistan can produce major parts for its indigenously bult reactors. But i just wonder where K1 K2 and K3 were built if their core parts were not certified as n1. Whether they now can built there equipment for K4?

 

[EAK]

When they say, "don't take me wrong".....never mnd, we know indians stomaches suffer from actue "Pakistan Progress Digestive Disorder Syndrome"

go home, drink some cool aid, take a crap in the middle of the stinky street, go home and sleep and dream ofindian grandeure.

 

[razgriz19]

isnt a international agency should be doing certification of '' international standard''? how can some one self declare ?

because they probably imported the equipment from other countries, so they know the quality of it.
they can easily compare the quality.

Get a Merc and a ford. drive them for a year, you will know the quality difference between the two

 

[Anshab]

because they probably imported the equipment from other countries, so they know the quality of it.
they can easily compare the quality.

Get a Merc and a ford. drive them for a year, you will know the quality difference between the two

No one from the west can supply this equipment legally. China is nsg member. NK is far away. Iran not able to forge still plates for vessels and other nuclear stuff. So i think they have produced all domestically but without western style certification.