▲ 5MW nuclear reactor and light water reactor in Yongbyon, North Korea


The Guryong River near North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility is likely to have damaged some nuclear facilities due to flooding, according to the US media outlet 38 North.

In the report, 38 North said, "Commercial satellite images taken on the 6th show that the water level of the Kowloon River has risen sharply and there has been significant flooding," he said. "It is the worst level in the past few years."

38 North also said, "The North Korean authorities have been repairing the Guryong River embankment in preparation for the flood, but it seems that it has not prevented the flood this year."

In particular, 38 North said, "There is a possibility that the power grid of nuclear facilities and the cooling water supply pipeline were damaged due to the flooding of the Kowloon River," and "It seems that the 5-megawatt reactor and the experimental light water reactor are not operating."

Still, "The satellite image of the Yongbyon nuclear facility between the 8th and 11th of the past showed that the swollen river was missing," said 38 Nos. "It is possible that important facilities such as uranium enrichment factories were not affected by flooding." .

(Photo = Capture of the UN Security Council's North Korea Sanctions Committee Report, Yonhap News)