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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North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility at its main nuclear complex in Yongbyon, which can accommodate up to 28 centrifuge cascades. The country has also started operating an extension to its existing enrichment facility in Kangsong, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said, as quoted by Reuters, BTA reports. In a report dated August 28, the IAEA said its findings showed continued expansion of North Korea's nuclear inf…
️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...
North Korea builds new Yongbyon uranium enrichment facility: IAEA
IAEA’s findings reveal North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are intensifying, with new facilities at Yongbyon and Kangson potentially enhancing the country’s capacity to produce weapons-grade material, raising alarms over regional security.
The Korea Times
North Korea builds new Yongbyon uranium enrichment facility, IAEA says
North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex that could house up to 28 centrifuge cascades, and sta...
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