U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Confirm Shutdown on North Korean Reactor

SEOUL, South Korea-U.N. inspectors have verified that North Korea has shut down its sole functioning nuclear reactor, the chief of the watchdog agency said Monday,confirming Pyongyang's first step to halt production of atomic weapons in nearly five years."Our inspectors are there. They verified the shutting down of the reactor yesterday," said Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency."The process has been going quite well and we have had good cooperation from North Korea.It's a good step in the right direction,"ElBaradei said, speaking in Bangkok ahead of an event sponsored by Thailand's Ministry of Science.Earlier Monday, South Korea sent more oil to North Korea to reward its compliance with an international disarmament agreement.Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung said a second shipment of oil departed Monday for the North on a South Korean ship.A first shipment that arrived Saturday-prompting the North to follow through on its pledge to shut the reactor-has been completely offloaded, Lee said at a meeting with U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill.
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