SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears to have resumed operations at its atomic reactor suspected of producing fissile material for the communist state's nuclear weapons program, an online U.S.-based media service covering security issues said.
About a year ago, North Korea said it halted operations at its Yongbyon reactor in order to extract 8,000 fuel rods. Proliferation experts have said the rods could produce enough weapons-grade material for two or three nuclear bomb.
Satellite photos from January of this year show steam coming out of one of the towers at the reactor, indicating it is active, according to images released over the weekend by Global Security (www.globalsecurity.org), which provides information on intelligence and security matters.
"The steam plume in the January 5, 2006 view is indicative of the reactor being active," it said in a caption next to the photograph.
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