Russian Concerned About North Korea’s ‘Nightmarish’ Nuclear Reactor Re-start

[Purveyor]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Russia said on Thursday that North Korea was apparently conducting work on a nuclear reactor, warning that the ageing facility was in such a “nightmarish state” it could cause a disaster.

“It is obvious that some works are being conducted, and for a long time at that. According to some signs, steps were indeed being taken to relaunch it,” the Interfax news agency quoted a diplomatic source as saying.

The source said that Russia did not have definite information that Pyongyang had restarted the plutonium reactor at Yongbyon, as US analysts have suggested based on satellite imagery, but warned of dire consequences if this happened.

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“Our main concern is linked to a very likely man-made disaster as a consequence. The reactor is in a nightmarish state, it is a design dating back to the 1950s.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/12/russian-concerned-about-north-koreas-nightmarish-nuclear-reactor-re-start/

[ChicagoRonin]

1. Fukushima: The Sequel

Hate to admit it, but of all the consequences of North Korea's nuclear program, a man-made disaster from a reactor failure was one I had not considered.

[Sand Wind]

2. We are seeing a "North Koreanisation" of Syria...nt

[jakeXT]

3. If the Russians are concerned about safety, it must be really bad. /NT

[snooper2]

4. Ah, it'll be fine, Fire it UP!

Should go something like this

[AtheistCrusader]

5. Never can figure out North Korea.

They just re-opened the shared economic/factory zone between N/S Korea, and promised it would stay open free from political issues.

[pediatricmedic]

7. Wonder what the Chinese think, they are going to be in the fallout zone

[cynzke]

8. Soon....

NK will no longer be that dark area on satellite photos. It will be the "glowing area".

[Uncle Joe]

9. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Purveyor.

[treestar]

10. Totally weird country

They really are going to blow themselves up one day.

[Sunlei]

11. yes, much less than 1k miles to russia as the crow flies. guess russia better ask whoever sells

NK the technology for help.