According to NK information sources recently in North Korea, the department received an internal command signed by Kim Jong -un on January 12 and said, “1.2 times more centrifugal separators in major nuclear facilities and advanced uranium concentration. The Technical Division of the Division and the Second Economic Committee have begun to implement these changes.
This extension mainly focuses on increasing nuclear material production of weapon grade through additional centrifugal separators and more efficient devices. This seems to be part of the strategic efforts of North Korean authorities to strengthen nuclear weapons.
The sources have reported that it has built a dedicated electric network with an energy storage system to ensure stable operation of the expanded facility in the defense industry. The technical team is conducting tests to strengthen the cooling system and stabilize centrifugal separator.
In addition, the department specializes in technical staff in the field in charge of nuclear material production of weapon grade. The selected technician of the nuclear research institution in the department is undergoing intensive training programs.
“The project is the center of the defense industry and the national defense policy, and is intended to achieve independent mass production of weapon -grade nuclear material,” said the information. “The Defense Industry Section emphasizes the need for thorough organizations and complete execution.”
However, some departmental authorities have raised actual concerns regarding the operation of expanded facilities. The technical team conducts systematic on -site tests in the first quarter, but have issued power supply, device reliability, and radiation safety.
Critics in the department suggest that stabilizing extended devices and upgraded systems may take longer than the first quarter of the department.
“Working -level officials have revealed that some components have been performed after an early surgery has been performed after an early surgery,” said the information. “There is a concern that continuous work may lead to unstable work without solving the power supply problem while the equipment is expanding according to the schedule.”
MNA/