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Nuclear watchdog voices ‘deep regret’ over North Korea’s new enrichment facility

IAEA chief notes continued activity at Yongbyon complex and says undeclared Kangson facility is ‘serious concern’

North Korea continues to develop its nuclear program by commissioning a light-water reactor and enriching nuclear fuel at an undeclared facility, according to the chief of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), expressing deep regret over Pyongyang’s “clear violation” of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi delivered his assessment in a statement to the IAEA’s Board of Governors on Wednesday. 

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