Satellite data trace a drainage route from North Korea's Pyongsan uranium plant to the Ryesong River

Satellite data trace a drainage route from North Korea's Pyongsan uranium plant to the Ryesong River

Satellite imagery shows a wastewater pond below North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant repeatedly expanding and shrinking between February and September 2026. The fluctuations keep alive concerns that toxic runoff from the plant could reach the nearby Ryesong River. After an earlier review of optical imagery, I used radar data to track changes in the pond’s […]

Satellite data trace a drainage route from North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant to the Ryesong River - The Press United

Satellite imagery shows a wastewater pond below North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant repeatedly expanding and shrinking between February and September 2026. The fluctuations keep alive concerns that toxic runoff from the plant could reach the nearby Ryesong River. After an earlier review of optical imagery, I used radar data to track changes in the pond’s […] The post Satellite data trace a drainage route from North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plan…