New images from a satellite showing continued construction at the complex of North Koreas main atomic reactor shows that the leader has made true a pledge the country made to continue building a power nuclear reactor, as an American private institute of security depicts.

The country had vowed at the start of the year, in March actually, to start the construction of a reactor, light-water type, through nuclear fuel. From their visit in North Korea, two experts from America had reported commencement of the construction.

A light water reactor is generally for purposes of civilian energy requirements although it could give Pyongyang a reason to begin enriching uranium. Uranium at quite minimum levels could be well used in a power reactor while high levels means it could be widely used in making nuclear bombs. A light water reactor is seen by experts as not easily misused as compared to heavy water ones, but after uranium enrichment process has begun, enriching more is easier to make weapons.

The country has been in pursuit of atomic weapons arsenal and all the nuclear projects it has been undertaking are of high interest to not only its current neighbors but also the U.S. The country has already carried out tests in its nuclear programs 2006-09, something that has brought United Nations sanctions and a host of condemnations from the international community.

The Institute for Science and International Security based in U.S. capital released on Thursday the images from a commercial satellite, dated November 4 showing a structure clearly rectangular, under construction, with about two cranes at the complex evident. The estimate is that North Korea is currently constructing a light water reactor, 25-30 megawatt.

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