US-ROK Nuclear Security Working Meeting... "Successful Completion of Highly Enriched Uranium Minimization"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The 5th meeting of the Nuclear Security Working Group under the Korea-US High-Level Bilateral Commission on Nuclear Energy (HLBC) was held via video conference on the 18th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Co-chaired by Park Young-hyo, Director General for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Energy Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Art Atkins, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Nuclear Security Administration, the two countries agreed to continue demonstrating leadership in strengthening the international nuclear security regime.

In particular, they evaluated the successful completion of activities pledged by the Korean government to minimize highly enriched uranium during the Nuclear Security Summit and agreed to continue related efforts going forward.

They also shared the positions of both countries on key agenda items to successfully hold the first review meeting of the amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, the only legally binding agreement in the field of nuclear security.

The two countries decided to hold the next meeting in Seoul in the first half of next year and agreed to faithfully implement the matters discussed today through close communication among working-level officials on each cooperation task.

The HLBC is the highest-level channel for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the two countries and consists of four working groups under nuclear security, covering ▲spent nuclear fuel management ▲stable supply of nuclear power plant fuel ▲promotion of nuclear power plant exports and export controls.

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