Khushab

The existing three Pakistani nuclear reactors at Khushab require more than 40 tons of uranium annually.

Olli Heinonen: Pakistan in Nuclear Upswing Olli Heinonen 2011

On Feb. 9, the Institute for Science and International Security, a non-profit group created by former UN weapons inspector David Albright, reported that Pakistan appears to be building a fourth plutonium reactor at the Khushab complex, and is expanding plutonium separation capabilities at another site.

Olli Heinonen: Pakistan in Nuclear Upswing Olli Heinonen 2011

Commercial satellite photographs taken last month show major new construction at Khushab, a key nuclear installation southwest of Islamabad that generates plutonium for Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.

Nuclear experts say Pakistan may be building 4th plutonium reactor Joby Warrick 2011

Pakistani officials in Washington, asked about a fourth reactor at Khushab, declined to comment.

Nuclear experts say Pakistan may be building 4th plutonium reactor Joby Warrick 2011

Pakistan has begun work on what independent experts say appears to be a fourth plutonium-producing reactor at the country's Khushab nuclear complex, a move that could signal a further escalation in Pakistan's arms race with arch-rival India.

Nuclear experts say Pakistan may be building 4th plutonium reactor Joby Warrick 2011

The first heavy-water reactor at Khushab became operational in 1996, and a second reactor was inaugurated about a year ago.

Nuclear experts say Pakistan may be building 4th plutonium reactor Joby Warrick 2011

The ISIS, which published photos of the Khushab facility, said a third and final reactor at the site is nearing completion and could be operational by 2011.

Pakistan Looks For U.S. Deal Tom Wright 2010

New satellite images, taken in September and published last week by the Institute for Science and International Security, a nongovernmental U. S.-based nuclear research body, show Pakistan is racing to complete its Khushab military nuclear facility in Punjab province despite this summer 's flooding, which caused billions of dollars in economic losses.

Pakistan Looks For U.S. Deal Tom Wright 2010

Lahore police chief Malik Ahmed Raza Tahir initially said police traced Weinstein to the city of Khushab, 125 miles northwest of Lahore, and freed him early Thursday.

Pakistani police deny kidnapped American freed 2011

A U.S. counterproliferation official who reviewed the images declined to comment on the ISIS analysis but said that U.S. intelligence agencies have been monitoring Khushab for years and are "aware of this facility."

Nuclear experts say Pakistan may be building 4th plutonium reactor Joby Warrick 2011