Dalian (China), Sept 17(ANI): Islamabad plans to import latest Chinese nuclear technology, a senior Pakistan government official has said.
"Pakistan is in discussions with Chinese companies for imports of the third-generation nuclear technology," the China Daily quoted Mir Changez Khan Jamali, Pakistan's Minister of Science and Technology, as saying.
Jamali said he hoped that the latest technology could be acquired by Pakistan in one or two years.
China has helped with two reactors at Pakistan's Chashma nuclear power plant, both of which use second-generation technology.
Pakistan has a third 300-megawatt reactor under construction at Chashma, financed by China.
There are plans for more Chinese reactors in Pakistan, according to the World Nuclear Association.
Meanwhile, China is developing its first domestic third-generation nuclear reactor - the CAP 1400 - which is based on Westinghouse Electric Co's AP1000 pressurized water reactor, and it will boost the unit's generating capacity to 1,400 mW from 1,154 mW.
Construction of the first CAP1400 unit is scheduled to start in Rongcheng, Shandong province, in 2013. (ANI)
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