Revisiting Reprocessing in South Korea

"Revisiting Reprocessing in South Korea"

A bilateral nuclear cooperation treaty between South Korea and the U.S. has been in place for more than 40 years. South Korea is now a major user and exporter of civilian nuclear energy technology, and is interested in revisiting provisions of the treaty in regard to uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing.  The U.S. is concerned with proliferation considerations.  Dan Yurman at the ANS Nuclear Cafe examines the issues in the ongoing negotiations./http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2012/08/02/revisiting-reprocessing-in-south-korea/