Pakistan should begin building a new class of indigenous reactors

[Karl]

Following US attempts to place discriminatory limits on Pakistan's nuclear and missile programs http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/w...-to-limit-pakistans-nuclear-arsenal.html?_r=0. I think Pakistan should embark on an *indigenous* civilian heavy water reactor power program. Obviously Pakistan does not have the ability to produce very big reactors like China or India do. But small heavy water reactors in the 100MWe - 200MWe range (similar to Kanupp-1) should be achievable. It should NOT place these reactors under IAEA supervision but instead use them as leverage for a fair nuclear deal - this is basically what India has done. Obviously the big problem is who would provide raw uranium for such unsafeguarded reactors - maybe China?

 

[Defender@@]

Following US attempts to place discriminatory limits on Pakistan's nuclear and missile programs http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/w...-to-limit-pakistans-nuclear-arsenal.html?_r=0. I think Pakistan should embark on an *indigenous* civilian heavy water reactor power program. Obviously Pakistan does not have the ability to produce very big reactors like China or India do. But small heavy water reactors in the 100MWe - 200MWe range (similar to Kanupp-1) should be achievable. It should NOT place these reactors under IAEA supervision but instead use them as leverage for a fair nuclear deal - this is basically what India has done. Obviously the big problem is who would provide raw uranium for such unsafeguarded reactors - maybe China?

And why should we do so? There is no need for such wastage of time and resources,,, rather our scientist should work on existing reactors ...

 

[flameboard]

And why should we do so? There is no need for such wastage of time and resources,,, rather our scientist should work on existing reactors ...

They're already built what more do you want from them. Research will only create more engineers

 

[Force Awakens]

It would require a massive industrial base.

 

[Cool_Soldier]

We are right on the way to build new reactors as par our resources.

 

[Defender@@]

They're already built what more do you want from them. Research will only create more engineers

Post is about building new reactor only for research purpose... Pakistan cannot afford to build reactors just for random research ... Although we have some objective in mind like we prepared plotinum based battle field nuclear bomb in Kushab,, that's found sound but without any objective in mind just for some random research Pakistan cannot afford to prepare a new reactor ...

 

[Karl]

Post is about building new reactor only for research purpose... Pakistan cannot afford to build reactors just for random research ... Although we have some objective in mind like we prepared plotinum based battle field nuclear bomb in Kushab,, that's found sound but without any objective in mind just for some random research Pakistan cannot afford to prepare a new reactor ...

No, actually the post is about small power reactors for electricity/desalination. But would also serve as leverage geo-politically for a fair nuclear deal. I am convinced India would not have been granted their nuclear deal if they hadn't embarked on a indigenous power reactor program based on RAPPS technology. It eroded the rationale for excluding them from the international nuclear supplier chain.

 

[wiseone2]

Following US attempts to place discriminatory limits on Pakistan's nuclear and missile programs http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/w...-to-limit-pakistans-nuclear-arsenal.html?_r=0. I think Pakistan should embark on an *indigenous* civilian heavy water reactor power program. Obviously Pakistan does not have the ability to produce very big reactors like China or India do. But small heavy water reactors in the 100MWe - 200MWe range (similar to Kanupp-1) should be achievable. It should NOT place these reactors under IAEA supervision but instead use them as leverage for a fair nuclear deal - this is basically what India has done. Obviously the big problem is who would provide raw uranium for such unsafeguarded reactors - maybe China?

USA and Russia are reducing their nuclear arsenals All the other nuclear powers UK, France and China have limited the size of their arsenals. Even the non-NPT nuclear powers India and Israel have limited their arsenals.

It is unlikely China will provide Uranium. They are importing it from Australia and Canada.

The question is what does Pakistan want from a nuclear deal. What are you willing to pay for it ?

FYI India is yet to sign a single deal with any Western country on nuclear reactors

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Knowledge in safely destroying contaminated water etc , and other radio active material should be priority etc before mass scale production of nuclear asset is done.

Focus should be also on clean energy & hydro power sources

Pakistan and China had understanding of developing power plants with 10,000 MW how some of the power plants have since been put on hold , we need to focus on finishing these type of projects first

 

[tommytrant20]

Chinese water you will not be happy because of this.

 

[Super Falcon]

Following US attempts to place discriminatory limits on Pakistan's nuclear and missile programs http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/w...-to-limit-pakistans-nuclear-arsenal.html?_r=0. I think Pakistan should embark on an *indigenous* civilian heavy water reactor power program. Obviously Pakistan does not have the ability to produce very big reactors like China or India do. But small heavy water reactors in the 100MWe - 200MWe range (similar to Kanupp-1) should be achievable. It should NOT place these reactors under IAEA supervision but instead use them as leverage for a fair nuclear deal - this is basically what India has done. Obviously the big problem is who would provide raw uranium for such unsafeguarded reactors - maybe China?

China North korea and Russia and KSA also has uranium too

 

[tommytrant20]

as the quantity and quality of weapons technology compressed into must've 1 Some countries still do not have

 

[Sinnerman108]

Following US attempts to place discriminatory limits on Pakistan's nuclear and missile programs http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/w...-to-limit-pakistans-nuclear-arsenal.html?_r=0. I think Pakistan should embark on an *indigenous* civilian heavy water reactor power program. Obviously Pakistan does not have the ability to produce very big reactors like China or India do. But small heavy water reactors in the 100MWe - 200MWe range (similar to Kanupp-1) should be achievable. It should NOT place these reactors under IAEA supervision but instead use them as leverage for a fair nuclear deal - this is basically what India has done. Obviously the big problem is who would provide raw uranium for such unsafeguarded reactors - maybe China?

It is feasible to create bigger reactor, or reactor complexes.

Building smaller reactors is not cost effective.

The technology involved is the same, and the power production cycle i.e turbines and generators are also same.

 

[ghazi52]

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