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A Guide to Satellite Imagery Analysis for the Nuclear Age: Assessing China’s CFR-600 Reactor Complex – StoryMap

11.12.25 | 1 min read | Text by Christina Krawec & Mackenzie Knight-Boyle

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Satellite imagery has long served as a tool for observing on-the-ground activity worldwide, and offers especially valuable insights into the operation, development, and physical features related to nuclear technology. This guide uses China’s CFR-600 nuclear reactor complex as a case study, providing a roadmap to the analytical thought processes behind the analysis of satellite imagery. Follow the link above to view the full StoryMap.

This guide was adapted from an FAS report by Christina Krawec – view the report here.

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