Satellite images may show reprocessing activity at North Korea nuclear site: US researchers

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[WASHINGTON] Satellite images from last week show movement at North Korea's main nuclear site that could be associated with the reprocessing of radioactive material into bomb fuel, a US think tank said on Tuesday. Read more at The Business Times.

Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies said in a report that satellite imagery of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site from April 12 showed five specialised railcars near its Uranium Enrichment Facility and Radiochemistry Laboratory.[WASHINGTON] Satellite images from last week show movement at North Korea's main nuclear site that could be associated with the reprocessing of radioactive material into bomb fuel, a US think tank said on Tuesday.

"In the past, these specialised railcars appear to have been associated with the movement of radioactive material or reprocessing campaigns." the report said."The current activity, along with their configurations, does not rule out their possible involvement in such activity, either before or after a reprocessing campaign.

Mr Trump has met Mr Kim twice in the past year to try to persuade him to abandon a nuclear weapons program that threatens the United States, but progress so far has been scant. Last month, a senior North Korean official warned that Mr Kim might rethink the test freeze unless Washington made concessions.

Ms Town said any new reprocessing work at Yongbyon would emphasise the importance of the facility in North Korea's nuclear program.

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