A UN report says the reactor, which can produce plutonium for weapons, has been active since July.
North Korea appears to have restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, the UN atomic agency has said in a report.The International Atomic Energy Agency was expelled by Pyongyang in 2009 and relies on satellite imagery to carry out its assessments.
It added that this was the first sign of activity at the reactor since December 2018, months after US President Donald Trump met Kim Jong-un in Singapore. The IAEA warned that the latest activity indicated work to separate plutonium from spent reactor fuel that could be used in nuclear weapons. The deal to dismantle it in return for sanctions relief was reportedly rejected by Donald Trump. It is my understanding that this led to the breakdown of talks between the two leaders in Hanoi in 2019.
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