Is North Korea's Reprocessing Facility Operating?
Zhang, Hui
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 23, 2009, online edition
"In response to a U.N. resolution punishing its nuclear test on May 25, North Korea defiantly threatened on June 13 to weaponize all of its newly separated plutonium. Pyongyang also declared, "More than one-third of the spent fuel rods has been reprocessed to date." However, recent off-site air samples and satellite imagery suggest that North Korea's reprocessing facility isn't operating, casting doubt on Pyongyang's statements. But is it possible that North Korea's reprocessing facility could be in use without detection?"
A physicist, Zhang is leading a research initiative on China's nuclear policies for Harvard University's Project on Managing the Atom.
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A43/04-09. Posted August 27, 2009
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