Report: NKorea may shutdown nuke reactor

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Source: Associated Press

Report: NKorea may shutdown nuke reactor

By BO-MI LIM, Associated Press Writer
12 minutes ago

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea may be preparing to shut down
its main nuclear reactor, news reports said Tuesday, renewing hopes
that Pyongyang will comply with a disarmament agreement days after
it missed a deadline to shutter the facility.

The Yongbyon reactor was still in operation, but there was a high
possibility that movement of cars and people at the site seen in
satellite photos could be linked to a shutdown, South Korea's Yonhap
news agency reported, citing an unnamed intelligence official. The
Dong-a Ilbo daily carried a similar report.

An official at the National Intelligence Service, South Korea's main
spy agency, told The Associated Press they were "following and
analyzing some peculiar movements" around the reactor in North
Korea, without elaborating. The official spoke on condition of
anonymity, citing policy.

Yonhap news agency cited another unnamed intelligence official as
saying that South Korea and the United States have been closely
monitoring some movement since a month ago.

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Source: Agence France-Presse

Unusual activity seen around NKorea reactor

1 hour, 22 minutes ago

SEOUL (AFP) - US satellites have spotted unusual activity around
North Korea's nuclear reactor, South Korea's intelligence service
said Tuesday, and news reports said Pyongyang may be preparing
to shut it down.

Dong-A Ilbo newspaper said the US images obtained Monday have
been shared with South Korea.

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It said Washington and Seoul believe it is likely the activities are
part of operations to close down the reactor.

The National Intelligence Service said it was aware of the activity
but did not say what it might mean.

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