ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) on Tuesday advised the authorities concerned to undertake a safety review of the country’s two atomic power plants in the wake of Japan’s nuclear disaster.
PNRA said in a statement that it had asked the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) to revisit the safety aspects of the nuclear power plants at Karachi and Chashma. “PNRA will continue to study the accident at Fukushima and the response of Japanese and other regulatory authorities and may ask PAEC to take additional measures,” it said.
The authority said the nuclear power plants in Pakistan “do not pose any unwarranted radiation hazard’ and operate on par with international standards.
Saying the geographical differences between Pakistan and Japan reduced the possibility of a similar accident, PNRA noted that it would still be advisable that PAEC prepare itself for every eventuality; natural and man-made.
