BANGKOK, Thailand - UN inspectors have verified that North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor, the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said Monday.
![]() North Korea's spent nuclear fuel rods kept in a cooling pond are seen at the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon, North Korea, in this 1996 file photo, released from Yonhap, Feb. 7, 2003. [AP] |
"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.