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Viewing cable 06SEOUL4326, KOREA RENEWS CONTRIBUTION TO HELP REPLACE RUSSIAN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06SEOUL4326 2006-12-20 00:30 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Seoul 
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHUL #4326 3540030
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 200030Z DEC 06
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2014
INFO RUEHHE/AMEMBASSY HELSINKI PRIORITY 0387
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY 7752
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE PRIORITY 0799
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS SEOUL 004326 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ISN/CTR POTT AND MSTAFFORD 
STATE ALSO FOR EAP/K 
DOE FOR NNSA -- DEDIK, TURNER, BURTT, MCCOY, AND SHORTER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PARM ENRG KNNP KS RS
SUBJECT: KOREA RENEWS CONTRIBUTION TO HELP REPLACE RUSSIAN 
PLUTONIUM PLANT 
 
REF: A. 05 SEOUL 5286 
     B. STATE 166965 
 
1.  In December 2005, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
and Trade (MOFAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 
the U.S. Department of Energy to enable it to contribute to 
the Elimination of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Production (EWGPP) 
Program (Ref A).  Korea contribued USD 250,000 in 2005 toward 
the dismantling of the Zheleznogorsk plutonium reactor. 
 
2.  On December 19, 2006, EMIN Andrew Quinn, representing 
DOE, and Acting Director General for International 
Organizations Choi Sung-joo, representing MOFAT, signed an 
amendment to the 2005 MOU to permit additional Korean 
contributions to the program.  Before the end of calendar 
2006, Korea plans to make an additional contribution of USD 
250,000. 
 
3.  An original signed copy of the amendment, called 
"Modification No. 1," is being pouched to Pieter Ott in 
ISN/CTR. 
VERSHBOW