Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr. Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery shows new developments at the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center indicating that North Korea has already begun or plans to commence a reprocessing campaign to…
Suspicious Activity at Yongbyon Radiochemical Laboratory; Progress Towards Completing the Experimental Light Water Reactor
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by William Mugford and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates suspicious activity at the Yongbyon Radiochemical Laboratory complex used to produce plutonium for building nuclear weapons. Whether that activity—exhaust plumes from…
North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Facility: Slow Progress at the Experimental Light Water Reactor
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by William Mugford. Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center has revealed new developments over the past six months, most recently in January 2016, suggesting that North Korea’s Experimental Light…
ASIS 2012: Fukushima reactor cleanup progressing, but task daunting, says Japanese IAEA rep
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Fukushima The damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant inflicted by the horrific 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami is being repaired, but the work is going slowly, with some damage that could take as long as another five years to fix, said…
Control room engineer says Iran’s glitch-prone nuclear reactor a product of poor oversight
WASHINGTON – A Russian engineer who worked on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant during the final stages of construction says inexperienced workers, poor oversight and layers of bureaucracy contributed to a rash of equipment failures that delayed the reactor’s startup for almost a year. A U.S. expert said the engineer’s…