N. Korea may have restarted N-reactor: IAEA

The development on the 5megawatt reactor in Yongbyon — North Korea’s main nuclear complex — comes with nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington at a standstill.
There have been indications, including the discharge of cooling water, consistent with the operation of the reactor.
IAEA inspectors were kicked out of North Korea in 2009, and the agency has since monitored it from outside.

Negotiations

North Korea is under multiple sets of international sanctions over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes.
North Korean leader Kim Jongun offered to dismantle part of the Yongbyon complex at a second summit with then U.S. President Donald Trump but not other sites, in exchange for sanctions relief, and his offer was rejected.

About IAEA

Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
IAEA is the international centre for cooperation in the nuclear field.
Widely known as the world’s “Atoms for Peace and Development” organization within the United Nations family.
The IAEA reports to both the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.
The IAEA was created in 1957 in response to the deep fears and expectations generated by the discoveries and diverse uses of nuclear technology.
The Agency’s genesis was U.S. President Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” address to the General Assembly of the United Nations on 8 December 1953.