director of the division of advocacy and health policy for the American College of Surgeons.

and the Pyongsan facility is a major mill that turns uranium ore into yellowcake.Steam is emanating from the reactors generator hall.

indicating that at least one of the generators is running.which can produce up to 6 kilograms of plutonium ― a fissile material used for a bomb ― a year.The Kangson complex is North Koreas second uranium-enrichment plant after its well-known facility in Yongbyon.

There are ongoing indications of activities at the Kangson complex and the Pyongsan Mine and Concentration Plant.The suspicion is in line with the monitoring results by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

nuclear watchdog also pointed out nuclear activities at the nations uranium enrichment and mine facility elsewhere.

as production of fissile materials is likely needed to accomplish North Korean leader Kim Jong-uns goal of strengthening nuclear capabilities announced during the countrys eighth party congress in January.a state department spokesperson told Yonhap News Agency in an email.

Defense Department and the South Korean Ministry of National Defense.Security Council resolutions and a threat to the international community.

A State Department spokesperson said the U.Indo-Pacific Command earlier said the launch did not pose an immediate threat to the U.