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Pyongsan uranium mill

Mines and processes uranium ore into yellowcake, the raw material for the enrichment program.

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JagangKangwonNampoNorth HamgyongNorth HwanghaeNorth PyonganPyongyangRyanggangSouth HamgyongSouth HwanghaeSouth PyonganYongbyon nuclear complexKangson enrichment sitePunggye-ri nuclear test site
Pyongsan uranium mill · 38.3170°N, 126.4320°E (approximate)Google Maps ↗ · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

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Captured 11 Oct 2026

Our own images of this 5.1 km square from the European Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites: the newest clear picture, and the clearest one from each of the last 24 months. One pixel is 10 m, enough to see roads, fields, ponds and large buildings, not people.

Sentinel-2 satellite image of Pyongsan uranium mill, 5.1 km across, captured 11 Oct 2026
Sentinel-2 satellite image of Pyongsan uranium mill, 5.1 km across, captured 8 Oct 2025
8 Oct 202511 Oct 2026
Before: 8 Oct 2025Cloud in this square: 0%Scene S2C_52SBH_20251008_0_L2AOpen this day in Copernicus Browser ↗After: 11 Oct 2026Cloud in this square: 0.83%Scene S2B_52SBH_20261011_0_L2AOpen this day in Copernicus Browser ↗

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