Tritium Production in Pakistan

[farhan_9909]

Pakistan Has Tritium production active since 90's while Plutonium since 1981 with the constructions of New labs(name of PARR III reactor)

A report from 1995

In addition to making plutonium, the Khusab reactor could help Pakistan produce tritium, an element that can boost the yield of atomic bombs. Pakistan has already experimented with producing tritium by irradiating lithium targets in a small U.S.-supplied research reactor. Pakistan's interest in tritium research was revealed in the 1980s when it imported components for a tritium purification plant from German firms. Pakistan also tried to buy from Germany 30 tons of aluminum tubing that could be used to clad lithium for irradiation in a reactor to make tritium.

This is the reason in the past i said Warheads in Kt are childsplay.we have already entered into Megatons

The heavy water research reactor at Khushab is a central element of Pakistan's program for the production of plutonium and tritium for advanced compact warheads. The Khushab facility, like that at Kahuta, is not subject to IAEA inspections. Khushab, with a capacity variously reported at between 40 MWT to 50 MWT [and as high as 70 MWT], was "commissioned" in March 1996, and had been under construction with Chinese assistance since the mid-1980s. According to a Pakistani press report ["Pakistan's Indigenous Nuclear Reactor Starts Up," Islamabad The Nation, April 13, 1998], the Khushab plutonium production reactor had gone critical and began operating in early 1998.

Pakistan succeeded in illicitly acquiring a tritium purification and storage plant, and tritium precursor materials from two German firms. It is estimated that plutonium spiked with a few grams (3-4 g) of tritium can yield an explosion 300%-400% larger than normal.

Khushab - Pakistan Special Weapons Facilities

Pakistan reportedly produces tritium at the Khushab complex, near the Khushab-1 and Khushab-2 plutonium production reactors. Between 1985 and 1987, two German firms – Nuleartechnik GmbH (Neue Technologies GmbH) and Physikalisch-Technische Beratung – provided Pakistan with a tritium purification and production facility, tritium precursor materials, and 0.8g of pure tritium.[1] Tritium can be used to boost the explosive yield of nuclear weapons.[2]

Khushab Tritium Production Facility | Facilities | NTI

Note: Above is only from the KHushab 1 reactor active since 1996.though now a total of 4 are operational.with 5th one in the pipeline

With only 2 khushab active as per western sources pak was able to produce upto 10 warhead per year.the 3rd and especially the 4th one are different in design and bigger as well

all of them only produce plutonium,which means pakistan yearly add more than 20 warhead to its arsenal

The report estimated the reactors would run on power of "about 100 megawatts or more," which could enable the two combined to yield plutonium for 8-10 atomic bombs a year.

"When finished, the second and third Khushab reactors will allow a significant increase in the quantity and quality of Pakistan's nuclear weapons."

Aftermath

All three of the new facilities aim to support Pakistan's production of plutonium and none of them are safeguarded by the IAEA. The capabilities of the new reactors combined would allow Pakistan to produce enough plutonium to manufacture more than 12 nuclear weapons a year. Pakistan's production levels allow for roughly 7-14 nuclear weapons per year. But with all four plants operational, nuclear weapons could be produced at a rate of as many as 19-26 weapons per year, nearly twice the rate.

4 plutonium production reactors=active all of them=20 plutonium based average warhead per year

 

[farhan_9909]

[Pakistan's Plutonium based Tritium H-Bombs deter Indian agression

Albright estimates the new reactors are "at least on the order of 100 megawatts," each capable of producing enough plutonium for "four or five nuclear weapons a year." While small by power reactor standards, that's substantially larger than the research reactors that provided material for the weapons programs of Israel, India and North Korea. He also believes that the reactors could have a separate mission: producing tritium, an element critical to the development of thermonuclear weapons, what used to be called H-bombs.Robert Windrem. msnbc.com

Pakistan's Plutonium based Tritium H-Bombs deter Indian agression - World Politics - Zimbio

With plutonium bombs, Pakistan can fully join the nuclear club," said a Europe-based diplomat and nuclear expert, speaking on condition that he not be identified by name, after reviewing the satellite evidence. He concurred with the Institute for Science and International Security assessment but offered a somewhat lower estimate — "up to tenfold" — for the increase in Pakistan's plutonium production. A third, U.S.-based expert concurred fully with the institute's estimates. Pakistan Expanding Nuclear Program Plant Underway Could Generate Plutonium for 40 to 50 Bombs a Year, Analysts Say By Joby Warrick, Washington Post Staff Writer, Monday, July 24, 2006; Page A01

 

[Blackwater]

interesting fact is Pakistan can not even produce its own automobile or medicine,

but ulte seeda sar kam inse karwa lo

 

[drkrn]

interesting fact is Pakistan can not even produce its own automobile or medicine,

but ulte seeda sar kam inse karwa lo

even that plutonium is not their technology

 

[LETHALFORCE]

How many heavy water plants does Pakistan have? India is the largest tritium producer in the world.
Pakistan has no plutonium production capacity and limited fissile material.

 

[U Sun Dar]

even that plutonium is not their technology

then .......CHINA ?

 

[arnabmit]

Obviously!

• Plutonium from China
  
• Missiles from NoKo
  
• Assembled using aid from USA

then .......CHINA ?

 

[U Sun Dar]

Obviously!

• Plutonium from China
  
• Missiles from NoKo
  
• Assembled using aid from USA

Then Called Made in CNU China, NK & US....

 

[sorcerer]

Then Called Made in CNU China, NK & US....

These guys have international cooperation for all the wrong reasons.

 

[drkrn]

then .......CHINA ?

just using common sense one can think about it.
did they have concrete determination/policies to develop nuclear weapons way back in 1950's-"NO" only India had
did they have eminent physicists,universities 30 yrs before to train nurture their future atomic energy programme-"NO" only India had
did they have any nuclear reactors to develop nuclear weapons?? some one please verify and answer

 

[U Sun Dar]

just using common sense one can think about it.
did they have concrete determination/policies to develop nuclear weapons way back in 1950's-"NO" only India had
did they have eminent physicists,universities 30 yrs before to train nurture their future atomic energy programme-"NO" only India had
did they have any nuclear reactors to develop nuclear weapons?? some one please verify and answer

All are Made In China....With out Painting Work....Pak will do Painting work

 

[farhan_9909]

How many heavy water plants does Pakistan have? India is the largest tritium producer in the world.
Pakistan has no plutonium production capacity and limited fissile material.

i thought i had made a reply to you earlier.dont know whether not posted or deleted by someone

anyway

i cant go in that much detail again but

India has only 1 dedicated reactor for plutonium production while Pakistan has 4.(5/6th in progress at different site)

as above said when the 4th one will be active pak capability of adding warhead per year will enhance upto 26/year

all of them are only for Plutonium production.

Each of them have there seperate tritium production facilities

Hence by 2020 pak will have atleast 500 warhead though requirement stands at 600 or 3 plutonium based 100kt each per 1 city

Best of luck to Pakistan

 

[LETHALFORCE]

All the Fast breeder reactors in India are on the military side and will produce plutonium as a by product.
And India currently has 3rd biggest fissile military reserves.

 

[farhan_9909]

All the Fast breeder reactors in India are on the military side and will produce plutonium as a by product.
And India currently has 3rd biggest fissile military reserves.

None of them are active and is a future tense.

we are also manufacturing/developing PAK-1 as PAEC 1 reactor the first of pakistan indigenous reactor at Pakistan nuclear fuel complex Islamabad

We already operate upto 150mw local designed reactor.infact 4 of them.but this would be of 300mw

Alone the bannu basin uranium reserve are more than whole india combined..while in pakistan bannu basic reserves are not considered as big

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Pakistan has less fissile material than north Korea, Pakistan is not a nuclear power in any way.

 

[farhan_9909]

In total, Pakistan may have a stockpile of material sufficient for more than 200 weapons and could currently be producing material for about 12-21 weapons per year. It has a capacity to increase this production rate to 14-27 weapons per year when the two under construction reactors become available.

Please dont get brainwashed by indian sources.rather believe in your own country statements.which can be considered neutral

Present

*PAkistan has 4 active reactor
*India has only 1

dedicated to plutonium production


Future

*Pakistan has 1 yet another under construction at khushab
*Pakistan Nuclear fuel complex will also contribute

India has one yet another underconstruction as well


Pakistan khushab 1 capacity was 14kg per year in 1996-97.Now imagine the capacity of latest warheads

anyway from independent sources

In total, Pakistan may have a stockpile of material sufficient for more than 200 weapons and could currently be producing material for about 12-21 weapons per year. It has a capacity to increase this production rate to 14-27 weapons per year when the two under construction reactors become available.

Pakistan - International Panel on Fissile Materials