North Korea expands nuclear capabilities as Yongbyon facilities operate at full capacity
“Cooling water from the old nuclear reactor and the light water reactor is clearly being discharged into the Kuryong River, and thermal imagery detects high energy levels from facilities producing fissile materials, indicating intense activity is underway. Additionally, a large structure under construction at the Yongbyon complex will likely be used for uranium enrichment, and there are signs that the unfinished 50MW reactor is being dismantled.”
“A new building has been constructed between the radiochemical laboratory and the unfinished 50MW reactor. Measuring 122 meters by 50 meters, this large building is about the size of a soccer field. The building’s exterior is complete, but the interior condition and the building’s purpose remain unconfirmed. A perimeter wall and auxiliary structures are still under construction.”
“Given the new building’s similarities to the Kangson uranium processing facility in Nampo city, Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), believes that North Korea may be building another uranium processing facility at Yongbyon.”
Source: Daily NK