Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Message Text CONFIDENTIAL POSS DUPE PAGE 01 IAEA V 07090 131225Z 43 ACTION ACDA-19 INFO OCT-01 EUR-25 EA-11 NEA-14 IO-14 ISO-00 NSC-07 SS-20 SP-03 DRC-01 FEA-02 CIAE-00 INR-11 L-03 NSAE-00 RSC-01 SCI-06 138 W --------------------- 053345 R 130837Z AUG 74 FM USMISSION IAEA VIENNA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4896 INFO AEC GERMANTOWN USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY MSOCOW AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY SEOUL AMEMBASSY TOKYO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK C O N F I D E N T I A L IAEA VIENNA 7090 DISTO E O 11652 GDS TAGS PARM TECH IAEA KS SUBJECT KOREAN RATIFICATION OF NPT REF A SEOUL 4957 NOTAL B IAEA VIENNA 5288 NOTAL 1 REPORT REF A THAT ROKG OR AT LEAST CERTAIN ELEMENTS THEREIN APPARENTLY WOULD PREFER TO KEEP OPEN ITS OPTION TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS IS MOST REVEALING REPORT WE HAVE YET SEEN OF REAL REASONS FOR KOREAN FAILURE RATIFY NPT AND IS INDICATIVE OF GROWING URGENCY TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH OVERALL POTENTIAL NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PROBLEM IT COMPLEMENTS OUR RECENT REPORTING WITH RESPECT TO ARGENTINE REFUSAL TO ACCEPT ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT 2 ROK IS MOVING INTO NUCLEAR POWER UTILIZATION IN BEG CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 IAEA V 07090 131225Z WAY AND ITS NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM HAS BEEN FURTHER ACCELERATED BY INCREASED OIL PRICES ROK HAS TWO-UNIT WESTINGHOUSE Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION HAS SIGNED LETTERS OF INTENT WITH AECL OF CANADA FOR TWO CANDU 600 MW UNITS AND IS REPORTEDLY DICKERING WITH GULF GENERAL ATOMICS FOR THREE HTGR 800 MW UNITS WHICH USE HIGHLY-ENRICHED URANIUM FUEL 3 MOREOVER IAEA RECENTLY COMPLETED DRAFT REPORT UPDATING ITS NUCLEAR POWER MARKET SURVEY SHOWS THAT IT WOULD BE ECONOMICAL FOR ROK TO BEGIN INSTALLING ONE ADDITIONAL 600 MW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EACH YEAR FROM 1981 THROUGH 1985 SHIFTING TO ONE EACH OF 800 MW PLANTS IN 1986 AND 1987 A 1 000 MW PLANT IN 1988 TWO 1 000 MW PLANTS IN 1989 AND ANOTHER 1 000 MW IN 1990 FOR AND ADDED TOTAL OF 8 600 MW DURING 1980'S TOTAL NUCLEAR POWER IN ROK IN 1980 IS PROJECTED TO BE ABOUT 1 200 MW AND COULD RISE TO 18 900 MW BY 2000 4 MISSION IS AWARE THAT DURING PAST YEAR KOREANS HAVE MADE AT LEAST PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING TECHNOLOGY IN EUROPE WITH VIEW TO CONSIDERING CONSTRUCTION OF PLANT IN KOREA KOREANS HAVE ALSO HAD PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON THIS SUBJECT WITH JAPANESE WHO REPORTEDLY WERE INTERESTED BECAUSE PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE DIFFICULTIES FORESEEN RE CONSTRUCTION ANY ADDITIONAL REPROCESSING PLANTS IN JAPAN 5 THUS POTENTIAL FOR ACQUISITION BY KOREA OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF PLUTONIUM IS SIGNIFICANT AND WE VELIEVE AS RESULT THAT QUESTION OF ROK RATIFICATION OF NPT WARRANTS VERY HIGH PRIORITY ATTENTION 6 WE UNDERSTAND CANADIANS HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED NEGOTIATIONS OF NEW BILATERAL AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION IN NUCLEAR FIELD WITH ROK WHICH INTER ALIA MAKES CLEAR THAT PLUTONIUM PRODUCED IN CANADIAN-SUPPLIED REACTORS IS NOT TO BE USED FOR ANY NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICES THIS IS A WELCOM STEP BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE NOTE THAT US HAS NO SIMILAR BILATERAL UNDERSTANDING WITH ROKG IN CONNECTION WITH US ROK BILATERAL AGREEMENT ALTHOUGH US HAS CLEARLY STATED ITS VIEWS ON PROHIBITION INHERENT IN ALL US BILATERALS AT IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETINGS TWICE IN LAST TWO YEARS MOST RECENTLY ON JUNE 12 CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 IAEA V 07090 131225Z 7 WE ASSUME THAT INTERNAL USG REVIEW ON PROLIFERATION PROBLEM UNDERWAY WILL ADDRESS PROBLEM OF ROK-TYPE FENCE STRADDLERS AND THAT THE ACTIVE DIPLOMACY RELATED TO PROLIFERATION PROBLEM WHICH THE SECRETARY STATED IN HIS JULY 24 SENATE TESTIMONY WOULD GET UNDERWAY THIS FALL WILL INCLUDE HIGH-LEVEL AND SERIOUS APPROACHES TO COUNTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY 8 IF ROK DECIDES TO CONTINUE SITTING ON FENCE HOWEVER IT SEEMS TO US THAT USG SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW SITUATION AND AS A NIMIMUM USG SHOULD ATTEMPT RE-NEGOTIATE US ROK Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 ATOMIC ENERGY AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION TO INCLUDE ALL THE EXTRAS THAT WILL BE IN OUR AGREEMENTS WITH ISRAEL AND EGYPT DEPT MIGHT ALSO WISH IN SUCH EVENT CONSULT CLOSELY WITH CANADA FRG AND OTHER POWER REACTOR SUPPLIERS IN EFFORT TO HAVE COMMON POLICY ON SPECIAL TERMS FOR CASES LIKE ROK PORTER CONFIDENTIAL NNN Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning X Capture Date 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts NPT TREATY RATIFICATION CONSTRUCTION NUCLEAR COOPERATION PROGRAMS NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 13 AUG 1974 Decaption Date 01 JAN 1960 Decaption Note Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Authority golinofr Disposition Case Number n a Disposition Comment 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date 28 MAY 2004 Disposition Event Disposition History n a Disposition Reason Disposition Remarks Document Number 1974IAEAV07090 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter n a Enclosure n a Executive Order GS Errors N A Film Number D740221-0972 From IAEA VIENNA Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1974 newtext t19740852 aaaabsug tel Line Count 120 Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Office ACTION ACDA Original Classification CONFIDENTIAL Original Handling Restrictions n a Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions n a Page Count 3 Previous Channel Indicators Previous Classification CONFIDENTIAL Previous Handling Restrictions n a Reference A SEOUL 4957 NOTAL B IAEA VIENN A 5288 NOTAL Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Authority golinofr Review Comment n a Review Content Flags Review Date 19 MAR 2002 Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review History RELEASED 19 MAR 2002 by shawdg APPROVED 15 MAY 2002 by golinofr Review Markings Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Review Media Identifier Review Referrals n a Review Release Date n a Review Release Event n a Review Transfer Date Review Withdrawn Fields n a Secure OPEN Status NATIVE Subject KOREAN RATIFICATION OF NPT TAGS PARM TECH KS IAEA To STATE Type TE Markings Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu