...scrap…” Past Activity Around the 50 MWe Reactor While no new construction on the 50 MWe Reactor has been reported by inspectors or observed in commercial satellite imagery, some activity...Read More
...5 MWe reactor shows a high-level of recent activity at these sites. Pyongyang is nearing completion of work necessary to restart the 5 MWe reactor used to produce North Korea’s...Read More
...then move on to the start-up period within the next few months—which precedes regular operation of the reactor—is the availability of reactor fuel. Pyongyang unveiled a uranium enrichment plant nearby...Read More
...the 5 MWe Reactor A key hurdle for North Korea in restarting its 5 MWe plutonium production reactor in August 2013 was reactivating the secondary cooling system for that facility....Read More