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North Korea has started up new uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon, IAEA chief warns

The UN nuclear watchdog head underscored Pyongyang's continued advances in its nuclear program, calling them a "clear violation" of Security Council resolutions.

2026.6.9

Satellite imagery taken on Nov. 13 shows six heat exchangers installed around a blue-roofed building believed to house uranium enrichment equipment at North Korea’s nuclear complex in Yongbyon, North Pyongan Province. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Pyongyang appears to be modernizing its Yongbyon nuclear complex, according to 38 North

North Korea appears to be modernizing its nuclear complex in Yongbyon, North Pyongan Province, according to a report published on Friday by 38 North, a U.S.-based website specializing in North Korean affairs.

2025.11.23

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects an uranium enrichment facility and research center on Jan. 29. [NEWS1]

North Korea may be expanding uranium enrichment, international atomic watchdog warns

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has raised the possibility that North Korea may be expanding its uranium enrichment capabilities after a new building believed to be an enrichment facility was identified in Yongbyon.

2025.8.20

An aerial view of the Yongbyon nuclear complex in North Korea in a satellite image analyzed by 38 North, an American think tank, in its report Saturday. [AIRBUS DEFENSE AND SPACE/38 NORTH]

Activity detected at Yongbyon nuclear site: 38 North

A high level of activity has been detected at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex, suggesting ongoing preparation for a possible nuclear test, a U.S.-based think tank said Saturday...

2023.4.2

A commercial satellite image of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Pyongan Province from Nov. 23. [YONHAP]

North's next test may be of a miniaturized tactical nuke: Heinonen

A former high-ranking official at the United Nations nuclear watchdog said North Korea would likely focus on testing a miniature nuclear warhead in a possible seventh nuclear test.

2022.10.11

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi addresses a news conference during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday. [REUTERS]

IAEA's Grossi raises alarm over North's nuclear activities

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed alarm over signs that North Korea is conducting uranium enrichment at the Yongbyon nuclear facility and continuing construction work on two tunnels at Punggye-ri.

2022.9.13

Satellite imagery analysis of the Yongbyon nuclear complex by 38 North in November, which shows signs that the reactor at the facility is in operation again. [YONHAP]

Signs of nuclear enrichment at Yongbyon

Uranium enrichment at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex appears to be underway once more as satellite images show the melting of snow piled on buildings used for uranium enrichment, according to a former official at the UN's atomic watchdog.

2022.2.14

Satellite imagery analysis of the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Pyongan shows steam emanating from a generator hall and water being discharged into the Kuryong river on Wednesday. [38 NORTH]

Imagery of North's nuclear plant indicates continued usage

Satellite imagery from Wednesday captured signs of continuing activity at North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Pyongan Province, home to a 5-megawatt nuclear reactor that produces plutonium for use in nuclear weapons.

2021.11.25

North Korean streets are plastered with colorful posters marking the 76th founding anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party, as reported in its state-run Rodong Sinmun Sunday. [YONHAP]

North Korea employs charm offensive for leverage with U.S.

Despite indications of North Korea’s continued activity at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, leader Kim Jong-un appears to be engaging in a charm offensive to lure both South Korea and China to increase negotiating leverage with the United States.

2021.10.10

Satellite images of the Yongbyon nuclear complex in North Korea shows that its uranium enrichment plant was expanded from early August to mid-September. The satellite images were provided from Maxar to the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. [MIDDLEBURY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES]

Uranium enrichment in Yongbyon is growing: report

North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant within the Yongbyon nuclear complex, reported the Middlebury Institute of International Studies on Thursday. “Satellite images show that North Korea is expanding the size of its uranium...

2021.9.17