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posted by janrinok on Wednesday June 27 2018, @06:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the actions-not-words dept.

North Korea has continued to upgrade its only known nuclear reactor used to fuel its weapons program, satellite imagery has shown, despite ongoing negotiations with the US and a pledge to denuclearise.

Infrastructure improvements at the Yongbyon nuclear plant are "continuing at a rapid pace", according to an analysis by monitoring group 38 North of commercial satellite images taken on 21 June.

The cooling system for the plutonium production reactor has been modified and at least two new non-industrial buildings have been built on the site, possibly for use by visiting officials. A new engineering office building has been completed and construction has continued on support facilities throughout the complex, according to a blog post written by Frank V Pabian, Joseph S Bermudez Jr and Jack Liu.

"Infrastructure improvements continue at Yongbyon," Jenny Town, managing editor of 38 North, wrote on Twitter. "Underscores reason why an actual deal is necessary, not just a statement of lofty goals."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/27/north-korea-nuclear-reactor-upgrades-summit-pledges


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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday June 27 2018, @07:16PM (2 children)

    by Freeman (732) on Wednesday June 27 2018, @07:16PM (#699437) Journal

    Maybe they've just realized they have a flaw in something and want to not replicate Chernobyl? At this point it's all speculation. Which is about as much as you can get regarding North Korea since they're so closed to outsiders. I would never put much stock into what the current North Korean government says. The proof is in the pudding as they say.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @09:07AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @09:07AM (#699728)

    Maybe they've just realized they have a flaw in something and want to not replicate Chernobyl?

    You do realize that Chernobyl happened because they wanted to quickly restart a recently shut down nuclear reactor? You know, before Xenon decayed, like it's done in every reactor ever (hence why you need to wait for a week or two before restarting a shut down reactor). I'll let you figure out *why* you need to wait.

    Anyway, I'd just leave this propaganda reality news here.... maybe question things a little more instead of believing your great dear leader.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il-22Q8mECc [youtube.com]
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf8Uu53x0d8 [youtube.com]
    https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/05/trump-media-feedback-loop-216248 [politico.com]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @04:14PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @04:14PM (#699869)

      I'll just enjoy the small bit of schadenfreude as I watch morons cheer on the "enemies" they wanted to nuke just months before. Trump was right, he could murder someone in broad daylight and his supporters would go along with it. I won't say the guy is actually that smart, but he sure seems to know his to manipulate idiots like any good conman.