Pyongsan uranium mine and mill
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The Pyongsan uranium mine and mill is a major North Korean industrial complex that extracts and processes uranium ore, providing essential nuclear material for the country’s weapons and reactor programs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial complex
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uranium mine and mill ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pyongsan uranium concentration plant
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Pyongsan uranium plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| analyzedIn | commercial satellite imagery ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| evidenceOf | North Korean uranium production capability ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRelevance | contributes to regional security concerns on the Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasPart |
leach tanks
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open-pit uranium mine ⓘ ore crushing facilities ⓘ precipitation and filtration facilities ⓘ tailings pond ⓘ underground uranium mine ⓘ uranium processing mill ⓘ wastewater discharge channels ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | strategic industrial facility ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Hwanghae Province
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Pyongsan County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pyongsan town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ryesong River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialProcessed |
phosphorite ore
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uranium-bearing ore ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
38 North
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James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ Open Nuclear Network NERFINISHED ⓘ satellite imagery analysts ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ministry of Atomic Energy Industry of North Korea
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North Korean government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Korean nuclear program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryProduct | uranium concentrate ⓘ |
| regime | not under IAEA safeguards ⓘ |
| risk |
environmental contamination
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radioactive tailings leakage ⓘ water pollution of Ryesong River ⓘ |
| significance |
critical node in North Korea’s nuclear fuel cycle
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key source of uranium for North Korea ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
international media reports on North Korea’s nuclear program
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nonproliferation studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | active in the 21st century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
production of natural uranium concentrate
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supply of feed material for uranium conversion ⓘ supply of feed material for uranium enrichment ⓘ supply of uranium for nuclear reactor fuel ⓘ supply of uranium for nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
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