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IAEA “North Korea Continues to Operate Yongbyon Uranium Enrichment Facility”

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said North Korea continues to operate a uranium enrichment facility at its Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Pyongan Province.

Secretary General Rafael Grosi reported to the IAEA Board of Directors on the 12th local time that “the 5 MW (megawatt) reactor at Yongbyon continues to operate”.

“The centrifugal separation and concentration facility is also in operation, and there are also signs that the floor area of ​​the building has expanded by around a third,” he explained.

Regarding the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, which was destroyed by the denuclearization agreement between the United States and North Korea in 2018, he said, “I have confirmed indications that Tunnel 3 has been restored.” “The test site was still operational this summer.”

#IAEA #North Korea #Yongbyon #Punggye-ri #International Atomic Energy Agency

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