Kahuta (Khan Research Laboratories)
Kahuta (Khan Research Laboratories) is a enrichment facility operated by Khan Research Laboratories in Pakistan. Its capacity is not publicly disclosed.
Operating since 1984 and the centre of Pakistan's weapons programme. It is also the origin of the A. Q. Khan network, which sold centrifuge designs and components to Libya, Iran and North Korea, the single largest proliferation of enrichment technology on record.
Facility
| Stage | Enrichment |
|---|---|
| Operator | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Capacity | not disclosed |
| Figure applies to | 2026 |
| Status | operating |
| Commissioned | not stated |
| Coordinates | 33.5833, 73.3833 |
Position in the chain
No disclosed capacity, so its share of world enrichment capacity cannot be stated.
Khan Research Laboratories also operates:
- Gadwal (enrichment)
Other enrichment facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Novouralsk (Urals Electrochemical Combine) | 13,300tSWU/yr | operating |
| Zelenogorsk (Electrochemical Plant) | 7,900tSWU/yr | operating |
| Georges Besse II, Tricastin | 7,500tSWU/yr | operating |
| Project IKE, Oak Ridge | 7,500tSWU/yr | licensing |
| Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility | 6,000tSWU/yr | planned |
| Urenco Almelo | 5,100tSWU/yr | operating |
| Urenco USA, National Enrichment Facility | 4,650tSWU/yr | operating |
| Urenco Capenhurst | 4,500tSWU/yr | operating |
| Angarsk (Electrolysis Chemical Combine) | 4,000tSWU/yr | operating |
| Seversk (Siberian Chemical Combine) | 3,800tSWU/yr | operating |
| Urenco Gronau | 3,600tSWU/yr | operating |
| Hanzhong (Shaanxi) enrichment plant | 2,700tSWU/yr | operating |
| Heping (Plant 814) | 230tSWU/yr | operating |
| Rokkasho Enrichment Plant | 150tSWU/yr | operating |
| Resende enrichment plant | 50tSWU/yr | operating |
| Lanzhou enrichment plant | not disclosed | operating |
| Emeishan enrichment plant | not disclosed | operating |
| Pilcaniyeu | not disclosed | not operating |
| Ratehalli (Rare Materials Plant) | not disclosed | operating |
| Gadwal | not disclosed | operating |
| Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant | not disclosed | uncertain |
| Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant | not disclosed | uncertain |
| Yongbyon enrichment plant | not disclosed | operating |
| Kangson | not disclosed | operating |
Sources
- International Panel on Fissile Materials, detailed enrichment facilities table · retrieved 2026-09-06
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data