North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility, UN’s nuclear watchdog says
2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout/Reuters Seoul Reuters — North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex that could house up to 28 centrifuge cascades, and started operating an expanded annex at its Kangson enrichment site, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
In the report, dated August 28, the IAEA said it relied on satellite imagery and open-source material, including photographs published by North Korean state media, to track Pyongyang’s nuclear activities.“The ongoing operation of enrichment facilities at Kangson and Yongbyon and the reported further expansion of the DPRK’s production of weapons-grade nuclear material is a cause for serious concern,” IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said in a statement to the board of governors on Monday, referring to the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
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