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PNRA awards key approvals to boost indigenous nuclear safety capabilities
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Fusion42 · 26 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Pakistan's nuclear regulator (PNRA) has granted two key approvals: a design licence to PAEC's engineering directorate to develop safety systems for nuclear installations locally, and a design approval certificate to Heavy Mechanical Complex-3 for locally manufactured transport containers for radioactive medicines. Both moves reduce reliance on foreign suppliers and build indigenous nuclear capability.
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If you're a specialist supplier of nuclear safety systems or radiopharmaceutical transport equipment outside Pakistan, PAEC and HMC-3 are now approved to build what you used to export to them—your Pakistan customers just became your competitors. The window to lock in long-term contracts before full local substitution closes fast.
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