Suspected New Chinese Plutonium Separation Facility for Fast Breeder Reprocessing

Open-source documents and satellite imagery suggest that China may have constructed a new reprocessing facility capable of separating plutonium from fast breeder reactor (FBR) spent fuel and/or blanket assemblies. Research and analysis by Madelyn Fackler and Maya Watson at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Video edited with the assistance of Liam Purcell. Views expressed do not represent those of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies or the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.