Multan Heavy Water Production Facility
| Other Name: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Location: | Multan, 400km south of Islamabad, Punjab Province |
| Subordinate To: | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
The Belgian firm Belgonucléare reportedly built the Multan Heavy Water Production Facility in 1980. No further open source information on its production capacity or operational status is available.
Source: Nuclear Black Markets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and the Rise of Proliferation Networks (International Institute for Strategic Studies: London, 2007).
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