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Friday, August 8, 2014

North Korea Scales Up Yongbyon Nuclear Site's Activities


North Korea Scales Up Yongbyon Nuclear Site's Activities
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 08, 2014 - North Korea is expanding the operations of the Yongbyon nuclear site, renovating its 5 megawatt-electric (MWe) reactor to make plutonium for nuclear weapons and expanding the centrifuge plant, Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said in a recent report. "The June 30th satellite imagery, combined with procurement data obtained by ISIS, suggests that North Korea is emphas ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/North_Korea_Scales_Up_Yongbyon_Nuclear_Sites_Activities_999.html


N. Korea pushing fissile material output: US think-tank
Seoul (AFP) Aug 07, 2014 - Recent satellite images of North Korea's main nuclear complex suggest continued activity focused on the production of both weapons-grade plutonium and uranium, a US think-tank said Thursday. The June 30 images of the Yongbyon complex show water being discharged from its ageing five megawatt reactor - a product of the secondary cooling system, the Institute for Science and International Secu ... more http://www.spacewar.com/reports/N_Korea_pushing_fissile_material_output_US_think-tank_999.html

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