Victor Cha: "North Pyongsan Uranium Refining Plant Must Be Included in Denuclearization Talks"

Uranium mining facility in Pyongsan, Hwanghaebuk-do, North Korea [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] Victor Cha, Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), argued on the 5th (local time) that the Pyongsan uranium refining plant in Hwanghaebuk-do, a supplier of uranium enrichment raw materials for North Korea, should be included in denuclearization negotiations between North Korea and the United States.

Chairman Cha made this statement during a virtual press briefing where he revealed part of a new video containing recent satellite images and footage related to North Korea’s nuclear facilities and activities, including the Pyongsan refining plant.

He said, "It is a critical part of the (North Korean nuclear) program," adding that without this facility, plutonium or uranium cannot be produced.

The Pyongsan plant has been the only known uranium ore (yellowcake, uranium enrichment raw material) production facility in North Korea since the mid-1990s, replacing the Pakchon uranium plant.

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