KEIA signs agreement on nuclear cooperation

State-owned Korea Energy Information Culture Agency (KEIA) on Wednesday signed an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Asia-Pacific regional agency to expand cooperation in promoting nuclear science technology

2022-07-06

North Korea gets more warnings over possible nuke test

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman warned North Korea of a "swift and forceful response" if it conducts a nuclear weapons test, as the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned of such a test.

2022-06-07

Signs of nuclear enrichment at Yongbyon

Uranium enrichment at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex appears to be underway once more as satellite images show the melting of snow piled on buildings used for uranium enrichment, according to a former official at the UN's atomic watchdog.

2022-02-14

Imagery of North's nuclear plant indicates continued usage

Satellite imagery from Wednesday captured signs of continuing activity at North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Pyongan Province, home to a 5-megawatt nuclear reactor that produces plutonium for use in nuclear weapons.

2021-11-25

Korea to chair IAEA for first time

Korea will chair the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors for the first time since it helped found the organization in 1957, the Foreign Ministry announced Monday. “We consider it an international recognition of the...

2021-09-27

IAEA chief calls North's nuclear activities 'cause for serious concern'

The chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog called North Korea's continuing nuclear activities "a cause for serious concern" in his statement to the agency's board of directors on Monday.

2021-09-14

Activity at Yongbyon spied from July: IAEA

North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex appears to have restarted operation in July, said the UN’s atomic watchdog in its latest annual report, calling the move “deeply troubling.”

2021-08-30

IAEA picking committee to oversee Fukushima discharge

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be putting together an 11-member international committee including a Korean expert to monitor the release of contaminated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. The IAEA...

2021-07-08

IAEA sees signs of possible reprocessing in Kangson

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there are continued signs of activity at a suspected uranium enrichment facility in North Korea as the UN nuclear watchdog is “intensifying” its readiness to play a role in nuke talks.

2021-06-08

Korea pushes for a spot in monitoring Japanese water discharge

Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday that it will push for Korean experts to partake in the UN nuclear watchdog’s team monitoring Japan's planned discharge of contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean from its Fukushima nuclear plant.

2021-04-20

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