Does the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Plant Produce Uranium: Not Likely
On May 1, 2020, Kim Jong Un appeared after a three-week absence to oversee the opening of the Sunchon Phosphatic…
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North Korea’s Pyongsan Uranium Mill: Operations Produce Environmental Damage While Extracting Uranium for its Nuclear Program
Although recent media reporting describing evidence of recurring leakage from the Pyongsan Uranium Mill’s waste tailings pipeline is accurate, the…
North Korea’s Uranium Mining and Milling Operations Continue at Pyongsan
An examination of commercial satellite imagery beginning in 2016 of the Pyongsan Uranium Concentrate Pilot Plant, one of North Korea’s…
Recent Imagery Suggests Increased Uranium Production in North Korea, Probably for Expanding Nuclear Weapons Stockpile and Reactor Fuel
Summary North Korea is expanding its capacity to mine and mill natural uranium. Recent commercial satellite imagery shows that, over…