Pyongsan County

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):

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. 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. 
2. 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. 
3. ↑ "North Korea to sue Taiwan Power over failed nuclear waste agreement .". Formosa English News. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.