Reports say the Yongbyon reactor has been shut down to potentially reprocess spent fuel rods to extract plutonium for use in nuclear weapons.
Handout photo of satellite image showing Yongbyon nuclear plant in North Korea. Photo: Reuters archive
The suspension could be an indication that spent fuel rods are being reprocessed to extract plutonium for use in nuclear weapons, the report cited a government source as saying. North Korea has conducted a record number of missile tests this year in the face of international sanctions, ignoring warnings from the United States, South Korea and their allies.
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