Reuters: North Korea nuclear reactor site threatened by recent flooding, U.S. think-tank says
SEOUL (Reuters) - Satellite imagery suggests recent flooding in North Korea may have damaged pump houses connected to the country’s main nuclear facility, a U.S.-based think-tank said on Thursday.
Analysts at 38 North, a website that monitors North Korea, said commercial satellite imagery from August 6-11 showed how vulnerable the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center’s nuclear reactor cooling systems are to extreme weather events.
The Korean peninsula has been hammered by one of the longest rainy spells in recent history, with floods and landslides causing damage and deaths in both North and South Korea.
Located on the bank of the Kuryong River about 100 km (60 miles) north of North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, Yongbyon is home to nuclear reactors, fuel re-processing plants and uranium enrichment facilities that are thought to be used in the country’s nuclear weapons programme.
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More News On Reports That North Korea's Nuclear Complex May Have Been Damaged By Recent Flooding
Significant flooding in NK may have damaged Yongbyon nuclear complex: 38 North -- Korea Herald
Facilities at N.K. nuclear complex may be damaged by flood: U.S. think tank -- Yonhap News Agency
North Korea nuclear complex may have been damaged by recent flooding, US think tank says -- FOX News
Flooding in North Korea threatens Yongbyon nuclear reactor: Study -- Al Jazeera
Photos: Rain-Swollen River Swallows Shore Facilities at North Korea’s Primary Nuclear Reactor -- Sputnik
