North Korea Builds New Yongbyon Uranium Enrichment Facility, IAEA Says
The watchdog said the site could house up to 28 centrifuge cascades and cited evidence of expanded operations at another enrichment annex.
- On Monday, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reported that North Korea constructed a new uranium enrichment facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex capable of housing up to 28 centrifuge cascades.
- Operations began in January at an expanded annex at the Kangson enrichment site near Pyongyang, indicating steady expansion of North Korea's nuclear infrastructure at multiple locations.
- Lacking inspectors since 2009, the IAEA relied on satellite imagery and state media photographs of a June visit by leader Kim Jong-un to identify the new two-storey facility.
- These developments violate United Nations Security Council resolutions, with Grossi calling the expansion at Yongbyon and Kangson a 'cause for serious concern.'
- Pyongyang consistently rejects the IAEA's authority, asserting it has 'no legal right & to interfere in the internal affairs of a nuclear weapons state which exists outside the NPT.
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The IAEA has discovered a new uranium enrichment facility at the main nuclear complex in Yongbyon, which can contain up to 28 cascades of centrifuges.
The IAEA states that the DPRK has built another uranium enrichment facility on its Yongbyon nuclear complex, reporting Western media on Wednesday with reference to the report of the international agency.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that North Korea had built a new uranium enrichment plant with indications of a steady expansion of its nuclear infrastructure in more than one location.
How exactly did this happen? North Korea built a new uranium enrichment facility at the main nuclear complex in Yongbyon. According to preliminary data, such a building could accommodate up to 28 cascades of centrifuges. This is reported by RBK-Ukraine with reference to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report. IAEA stated that it relied on satellite imagery and open source materials, including those published by the DPRK State media…
️New nuclear facilities have emerged in North Korea, the IAEA reported, citing satellite imagery and open-source data analysis
Specifically, a new two-story building for uranium enrichment has been constructed at Yongbyon. It can accommodate up to 28 centrifuge cascades. Additionally, a large annex at the Kanson uranium enrichment plant has begun operations, with construction...
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