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| Bobithy | Mar 9 2014, 01:09 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Ro Tu Chol Vice Premier of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Chairman of the State Planning Commission Esteemed members of the international community, I have been asked by the Korean Workers Party to come before you today to address the concerns surrounding the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Facility. As you are well aware, the nuclear research facility at Yongbyon began its life in 1980 when construction began under the watchful leadership of Great Leader President Kim Il Sung. Since that historic day the facilities have grown to include many research and development facilities. However, despite the best efforts of the Korean Workers Party the fact that our country suffers under dramatic and illegal sanctions originating in the West it is becoming aparent that the reactor is growing old. While I can assure you that everything is entirely safe at Yongbyon, we do recognize the concerns held by the international community. As a result I am here to discuss possible solutions which will make the international community take note of the safety of the reactor. I must make perfectly clear that the decommissioning of the reactor is not an option as it is an important aspect of our research. However the shutting down of the reactor through safe processes in order to modernize its safety systems is something that can be negotiated. In addition there are two other partially completed reactions: a 50 MWe reactor at Yongbyon and a 200 MWe power reactor in Taechon. However construction of both have stopped given the illegal sanctions levied against the Korean People. The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea would like to offer a moratorium on nuclear testing as well as the shutting down of the Yongbyong reactor in order to allow Nuclear engineers from the Peoples Republic of China or Russian Federation to assist in modernizing its safety systems. However we would also like the assistance of the international community in completing the reactor in Taechon as a Light Water power reaction. |
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| Eryk | Mar 10 2014, 01:29 PM Post #11 |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea The continued operation of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center is a threat both to regional security, as well as to the environment of Korea. We strongly advise that the North pursues a policy of deactivating the reactor ahead of scheduled multi-level talks with South Korean officials. Such a decision could allow negotiations to proceed smoothly, and allow for a gradual transition into Six Party talks after an improved understanding is reached between officials of both governments. As the situation stands, we will be accessing the precise risks and probability associated with any incidents within the research center. We cannot however in good faith submit to a northern ultimatum regarding assistance to modernize the reactor and its systems when the same facility is being used by the Korean People's Army to produce weapons of mass destruction made to directly threaten South Korea, Japan, and the United States. To clarify, we are supportive of a northern civilian-based nuclear program meant to produce sustainable energy. However, because the facility in question has been in the past used heavily for the production of weapons of mass destruction, we cannot in good faith support any agreement extending its operations. |
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| Bobithy | Mar 10 2014, 06:22 PM Post #12 |
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![]() Ro Tu Chol Vice Premier of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Chairman of the State Planning Commission While the conditions being demanded by the West are ridiculous in order to facilitate further negotiations in the Six Party Talks the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea is willing to suspend the operation of the Yongbyon Scientific Reactor until such a time as it can be further inspected by DPRK officials in order to ensure it meets international standards and such finding will be provided to the international community once they are compiled into a report. |
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