North Korea to Resume Disabling Nuclear Reactor Tuesday, IAEA Claims

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VIENNA—North Korea will resume disabling the reactor at its plutonium-making nuclear complex on Tuesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday.

An IAEA statement confirmed diplomatic reports earlier in the day that North Korea had restored access for IAEA monitors to Yongbyon. Pyongyang had pledged on Sunday to resume steps to eliminate its atomic bomb programme in a deal with Washington.

 

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Oct 13, 2008