Wednesday, July 11, 2007

North Korea to Start Shutting Nuclear Facilities Next Week, IAEA Head Says

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea will start shutting down
its atomic facilities in Yongbyon from early next week, the head
of the United Nations atomic agency said, as communist country
takes the first steps toward nuclear disarmament.

A team of inspectors will arrive in North Korea on July 14
and start shutting down the plants next week, International
Atomic Energy Agency Chief Mohamed ElBaradei said at a press
conference in Seoul. This process, along with installing cameras
and other monitoring equipment, will be completed in about ``a
month or so,'' Elbaradei said.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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