북한 우라늄농축프로그램의 기술적 타당성 및 잠재적 위험 평가 = Evaluation of the Technical Feasibility and the Potential Risks of the North Korea`s Uranium Enrichment Program

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Dr. Hecker who visited North Korea on November 2010 made an on-site observation of the uranium enrichment facility and the experimental light water reactor (LWR) under construction and made it public to the world. According to the Hecker`s observation, the North completed the construction of the uranium enrichment facility and is constructing the experimental LWR. The North claimed that the enrichment facility is to provide the nuclear fuel for the experimental LWR. This paper reviewed the technical feasibility of the North`s statements related to the experimental LWR and the uranium enrichment facilities, which were reported by Dr. Hecker. Also it evaluated the potential risks of the North`s uranium enrichment program in terms of possibilities of diversion to the nuclear weapon program, illicit transfer of nuclear material, and nuclear accident occurrence.