Michael Havis and Patrick Knox
NORTH Korea’s nuclear programme is feared to be leaking toxic waste which could be contaminating 400,000 people — risking cancer and horrible birth defects.
Disturbing photos appear to reveal how a uranium plant in the north of the country is spilling huge amounts of toxic waste into a river which provides water to drink and for crops.
The potential radioactive leak was discovered by eagle-eyed US-based researcher Jacob Bogle.
By examining satellite images of the Pyongsan uranium site, Mr Bogle believes a horror has been unfolding which has been covered up by the highly secretive and insular state.
But he thinks the catastrophe may soon be hard to hide because the toxic leak is now flowing into the Yellow Sea the country shares with neighbouring South Korea and China.This could ultimately affect an estimated 600million people and end up being the world’s worst man-made disaster.
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“At dangerous levels, the other heavy metals can cause a wide range of health problems.”
The plant was constructed in the 1980s – and though imagery of the site is only available from 2003 onwards, Mr Bogle says that even in those early photos the leak is visible.
“So it has been ongoing for at least 16 years,” he said.
To get an idea of just how much could have leaked in that time, Mr Bogle has also analysed the buildup of waste in the nearby reservoir.[…]
Mr Bogle estimates that the sludge pile there grew by 18,000 square metres in just three years, from 2016 to 2019.
“The leak only occurs whenever the plant is in production,” he said
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