A gas leak at the heavy water research reactor complex at Khushab in Punjab on Tuesday killed two workers but there was no threat to the public as the situation was immediately brought under control, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) authorities said. The government clarified that the explosion occurred in the Heavy Water Plant and not in the nuclear plant. The leak occurred at province at 2.30 pm (local time). It was immediately evacuated. However, two workers lost their lives while controlling the incident. The leak was controlled by the plant's safety and fire protection division.
The PAEC said orders had been issued for an inquiry to find out the causes of the incident. The Khushab plant, built with Chinese assistance, is reported to be not under IAEA safeguards. The reactor had been shut down for annual maintenance.
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