The government has officially launched the ‘Korea-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation Government Task Force (TF)’ to secure enrichment and reprocessing capabilities for peaceful and commercial purposes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this on the 9th, stating that a meeting of related ministries was held under the chairmanship of Im Gap-soo, the government representative for Korea-U.S. nuclear cooperation.
The meeting was attended by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), the Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC), and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. The meeting reviewed the roles and cooperation systems of each ministry regarding key issues and tasks related to enrichment and reprocessing, and exchanged opinions on the direction and plans for consultations with the U.S.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to hold regular director-level meetings and working-level consultations of the government task force (TF) to gradually review major issues related to enrichment and reprocessing and to promote government-wide responses to create domestic and international conditions for securing enrichment and reprocessing capabilities for peaceful and commercial purposes.