The Pakistan Nuclear Power Fuel Complex (PNPFC), also known as Chemical Processing Plant (CPP), is a nuclear fuel manufacturing and a fabrication plant located in about 175 km (109 mi) south of Islamabad, possibly in Faisalabad District in Punjab.
[1] The plant is owned by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, dedicated solely for nuclear reprocessing to support the pressurized water reactor-type reactors.
[1] The plant provides fuel for the larger Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (CHASNUPP) in Punjab, which converts the U3O8 to natural UF6, and enriched UF6 into UO2 powder, then converted depleted UF6 into depleted uranium metal and produced zircon ingot.
[2][3] In 2006, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission originally planned to establish the US$ 1.2 billion ($1.81 billion in 2023) industrial complex that consisted of separate uranium enrichment and a fuel fabrication plant to support the grid operations of the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (CHASNUPP) to lessen the dependence on imported fuel bundles from China.
[1] The PAEC constructed the plant through a private company, the Central Development Working Party (CDWP Ltd.), in 2009.