Pyongsan County
| P‘yŏngsan County 평산군 | |
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| County | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 平山郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | P‘yŏngsan-kun |
| • Revised Romanization | Pyongsan-gun |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | North Hwanghae Province |
P‘yŏngsan County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Administrative Divisions
P'yŏngsan county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 20 ri (villages):
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Industry
Nuclear Waste Dump
The North Korean Cental Government and Taipower are in negotiations about shipping nuclear waste to P‘yŏngsan.[1][2] The deal was "worth US$75.66 million envisaged shipping 60,000 barrels of nuclear waste, and a further 14,000 barrels in the second stage, with a total value of $150 million and that the North Koreans were after the deal as a source of foreign exchange" but has run into difficulty when Taipower could not get an "export permit for the waste from the Taiwanese Atomic Energy Council".[1][2] According to Huang Tien-huang, a Taipower official, North Korea blocked Taipower from viewing the processing site at P‘yŏngsan.[2] Due to several issues, the final contract was not signed. However, North Korea (through its attorney, Tsai Hui-ling) is suing Taipower for breach of contract.[1][2][3]
Transport
P‘yŏngsan county is served by the following stations of the Korean State Railway:
- P‘yŏngsan Station, P'yŏngbu and Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn lines;
- Mulgae Station, P'yŏngbu Line
- Taebaeksansŏng Station, P'yŏngbu Line
- Kyejŏng Station, P'yŏngbu Line
Portrayal in Korean drama
Pyongsan County is the location of Ep09 35:48 of the 2014 tvN series The Three Musketeers.
References
- 1 2 3 台湾曾想将核废料埋在朝鲜 朝鲜起诉索要赔偿 (in Chinese). Mil.Huanqiu.com. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Rank, Michael (March 15, 2013). "North Korean-Taiwan nuclear waste deal thwarted over export permit". NK Economy Watch. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ "North Korea to sue Taiwan Power over failed nuclear waste agreement .". Formosa English News. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
