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Comment by throwawayAsfw

Not really, not necessarily.

Pakistan can build the bomb, and the reactors for high grade Pu. That doesn't mean they can make a thermal reactor which has many different and difficult challenges. The metallurgy to make a high pressure reactor vessel for 500 MW is quite different from making a quickly refueled open pool reactor.

In fact, most western countries' reactor designs are derived from US licenses.

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