I 0-opoan943 35 -RELEASEDDNFULL BENTEL JUAN A 75 SEOUL SOUS SECRET SECRET PACE O1 SEOU ROSES E1 OE E2 2513252 12 ACTION-35725 INFO 025 - 377368 0 2609353 AUG 75 -- - FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2383 INFO ANEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY AHEMBASSY TAIPEI PRIORITY AMENBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY USMISSION IAEA VIENNA SECTION 1 OF 2 SEOUL SSOB TENNIS FOR RENOCR DECAPTIONED E a nu u TAOS ERIN ETRD NMUO TECR PARM NS RA TR CH SUBJECT ROE NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSINC PLANS REE A STATE 19521T B SEOUL SASS BEGIN SUMMARY IN ACCORDANCE AGREEMENT EETNEEN AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOEY PARA A REP R EROA SCIREP HENOCH MET AUG 25 RITE PRESIDENT YUN AND VICE DENT CHOO OF KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE KAERI REPJOCPSSING LABORATORY WHICH KAERI HAS PURCHASED FROM FRANCE AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PURCHASE MIGHT BE CANCELLED KOREANS WHO SHONED SOME RESENTMENT AT WHAT THEY APPARENTLY REGARDED AS INTERFERENCE NITH -LEGITINATE KOREAN ASPIRATION T0 ACQUIRE TECHNOLOGY IN ONE OF FEW AREAS OF NUCLEAR FIELD FEASIBLE FOR ROE PROVIDED FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC 1 FRENCH PURCHASE REPRESENTS LABORATORY COMPLEY DESIGNED TRAIN KOREAN NUCLEAR SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS IN PUEL SECRET PACE O2 SEOUL ROSES CT CT O2 251E252 FABRICATION SPENT FUEL REPROCESSINC TECHNOLOGY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT NEILE SMALL AMOUNTS OP PLUTONIUM SEPARATED OF SPENT FUEL1 LABORATORY-IS TRAINING FACILITY NOT A PRODUCTION OR PILOT PLANT 2 JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS FACILI I IS NEED FOR QUALIFIED TRAINED KOREAN EXPERTS TO SUPPORT NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM ONLY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT EFFORT 3 U S HAS MADE IT CLEAR IN TWO INSTANCES 1972 KOREAN APPROACH TO NUCLEAR FUELS SERVICES AND GE FOR A KOREA-JAPAN-U S REPROCESSING-FACILITY AND MORE RECENT DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN AND NAERI REPS RELATIVE TO TRAINING OF PERSONNEL IN REPROCESSING TECH- NOLOGY THAT THE U S HAS NOT EXPORTING REPROCESSING KOREANS THEREFORE HAVE SOUGHT TO OBTAIN IT ECRET PA GE 1 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY CHARLES LAHIGUERA UNCLASSIFIED 034 3 Pantry le ID 20 MAY 2005 200403745 LOT 15 0035 #90 x ENTEL JOHN A 5 SECRET NOREANS BELIEVE THAT A NULTI-NATIONAL RE-- ROCESSINC APPROACH TILL PROVE FEASIBLE AND RANT TO ANTICIPATE ON TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED BASIS - NOT AS COOLIES THEREFORE THEY NEED TRAINING TOREANS ARE TO ACCEPT TRAINING COURSES IN ACILITIES ABROAD OR PAPER STUDIES THEY RANT ONN AEORATORY LABORATORY HILL BE SAFEGUARDED BY A TRIPARTITE GREENENT RITE IAEA IF U S IS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT ISPOSITION OF PLUTONIUN ROE NILL CONSIDER US SAFEGUARDS NVOLNENENT CANCELLATION OF FRENCH PURCHASE NOULD INUOLNE -OTH FINANCIAL PENALTY AND SERIOUS LOSS OF FACE ROREANS NOULD RR PLEASED BF VISIT OF US NUCLEAR TO RETIEU THEIR EFFORT SUCH A NISIT COULD RELATIONSHIPS ON NEICH TO DENELOP POSSIBLE IOIHT VENTURE SHOULD U S BE INTERESTED END SUMMARY TORRANS COULD NOT VOLUNTEER A DESCRIPTION OF FRENCH SECRET SECRET OS SEOUL OCCUR O1 OF E2 251E252 THEY MAINTAINED TRAT SINCE U S HAS NOT IGREED TO DISCUSS REPROCESSINC IN THE PAST IT IS OF U S TO EXPECT TO INTERROCATE NORFANS DETAIL ON PRINATE ARRANGENE RITE FRENCH FOLLOWING PARAS CONTAIN INFORMATION ELICITED IN IESPONSE SPECIFIC OUESTIONS 2 FRENCH PACKAGE NILL CONPRISE FUEL FABRICATION IEPROCESSING TASTE DISPOSAL AND ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES TILL RE LOCATED AT UNDISCLOSED SITE APART FROM s FUEL FABRICATION LABORATORY NILL BE EQUIPPED RITE HANDLING EQUIPMENT WELDING MACHINES LATHES MACHINES RICH-FREQUENCY PONER SUPPLI IADIOCRAPRIC AND NETALLOCRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IT NILL TATE To PRODUCE A PET EILOGRANS PER DAY OF TUE INS I REPROCESSINC LABORATORY NILE INCLUDE ONE HOT CELL IONPRISED OF SEVERAL COEPARTEENTS THERE TILL BE AN IRRADIATED PIN MEASURING FACILITI DECLADING SOLVENT EXTRACTION AND EQUIPMENT AND AREA FOR OUTSIDE HOT CELL LABORATORY HILL PE ABLE To HANDLE ONE TO TEN AILOGRANS PER DAY 3F SPENT FUEL SINCE IT IS NOT REINC BUILT To PROCESS FUEL BUT As AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL THROUGHPUT HAS NO TEAL SIGNIFICANCE IT IS EXPECTED To OPERATE ONLY ABOUT SE TO AC DAYS PER YEAR IT NILL HE DESIGNED UITH MANY VALVES FOR HIGH DECREE OF FLEXIBILITY IN SARPLINC PRODUCT AT NANY PROCESS STAGES SECRET SECRET UNCLASSIFIED LASSIFI-EDE 2244 PAGE 2 TENTEL JOHN A 6668 SECRET SECRET SEOUL @6638 32 0F 32 2616482 WCTION ISO-RE SSO-UU U7755I 2699352 AUG 75 PM ANEMBASSI SEOUL TO SECSTATE NASHDC IMMEDIATE 2384 INTO AMEMBASSI OTTANA PRIORITI IMEMBASSI PARIS PRIORITY INENBASST TAIPEI PRIORITY IMEMBASSI TONIC PRIORITY ISMISSION IAEA VIENNA 3 SECTION 2 OP 2 SEOUL Us EIDIS - TONIC TOR HENOGR 5 TASTE HANDLING LABORATORI DESIGN NOT YET DEEINED PURPOSE IS TO HANDLE AND TO TRAIN PEOPLE IN HANDLING RADIOACTIVE EASTE PRODUCTS AFTER ANALYSIS 5 ANALYTICAL LABORATORI NOULD OCCUPY MORE SPACE TRAN ALL ON THE REST OP THE PAOILITI NO DETAILS NERD PROVIDED 7 ENTIRE EACILITI Is EXPECTED TO COST ABOUT T55 NILLION INCLUDING TEES INSTRUCTION SAPEGUARDS AND PERSONNEL TRAINING PROGRAMS ABOUT HALE TOTAL COST TILL GO TOR RARDNARE NOR PUEL AND REPROCESSING LABORATORIES THE KOREANS EXPECT OBTAIN SOME SPENT EUEL PROM FRENCH AND ALSO PLAN TO OBTAIN SORT BY IRRADIATING EUEL SAMPLES IN THEIR TRIGA REACTOR S KOREAKS ARE CONTINUED THAT NUCLEAR POTER IS ONLY SOLUTION TO FUTURE ENERGI REQUIREMENTS NO OTHER ENERGY RAD IS BEING CONDUCTED TAERI IS PURSUING PROGRAM PURPOSEPULLI DIRECTED AT DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS CAPABILITY IN As RANT NUCLEAR TECHNICAL AREAS AS SECRET SECRET PAGE U2 -SEOUL OSSGS D2 OE D2 2610482 APPEAR REASONABLY ACRIEVARLE ON THIS BASIS THEN EXCLUDED NUCLEAR REACTOR DESIGN AND URANIUM ENRIGEMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND SELECTED FUEL FABRICATION AND REPROCESSING AND TASTE DISPOSAL As AREAS THERE THEY COULD DETELOP SUFFICIENT TECHNICAL COMPETENCE TO PARTICIPATE NITH OR COMPETE RITE OTHER NUCLEAR INDUSTRIAL NAERI AND BURNS AND ROE HAVE RECENTLY TURNED TATAR A JOINT VENTURE BI MEANS OP THIGH NORRANS EXPECT TO DEVELOP AN ARCHITECT ENGINEERING CAPABILITY AND ARE PLANNING-TO DEVELOP PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING THERE PEASIBLE KORI I IS ABOUT SD PERCENT U S - 2E PERCENT KOREAN BUILT THEY HOPE TO TURN THE SITUATION AROUND IN TEN TEARS 9 TO DEVELOP TECHNICAL CAPABILITY IN FUEL REPROCESSING SECRET PAGE 5 UNCLASSIFIED - 7 ENTEL JOHN A 5 SEOUL 6638 SECRET DREANS NEED FACILITIES NHERE ENGINEERS AND ECHNIGIANS CAN ACTUALLY NORA NITH HARDWARE AND MATERIALS APER STUDIES OR TRAINING PROGRAMS IN OTHER COUNTRIES ILL NOT SUPEICE TO RAISE KOREAN TECHNICIANS TO LEVEL EXPERIENCE OP SOPHISTICATED NUCLEAR COUNTRIES OREANS HAVE NO ILLUSIONS ABOUT A LARGE NULTI-NATIONAL LANT BEING LOCATED IN KOREA NOR DO THEY PARTICULARLY ARE THERE IT IS LOCATED BUT THEY DO WANT TO PARTICIPATE A MEANINGPUL TECHNICAL PASHION AND NOT AS 3 DR IUN ATTENDED ARGONNE SCHOOL OF REACTOR - ECHNOLOGI AND DR CROO CRADUATED PROH NIP EVERIONE NUCLEAR PROGRAM HAS-BEEN US-EDUCATED OTH HAVE A PERSONAL PREFERENCE AND NAERI HAS A ROGRANNATIC PREFERENCE POR DOING BUSINESS NITH U S OREAHS SPEAK ENGLISH NOT FRENCH AND THINR AMERICAN CNEVER THEY ARE TERI MISSION ORIENTED- AND IF THEY GET THAT THEY RANT FROM THE U S THEY HILL GO HERE THEY HAVE GET IT 1 NORBANS ARE NOT NILLING To ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS HAN A LABORATORY IN KOREA OE KIND PURCHASED FROM THENCE THEY OULD BE PLEASED RITE A CLOSE US RELATIONSHIP SO THAT THE U S OULD BE ASSURED THAT THEY ARE NOT CREATING THEY UESTION NHETHER THE U S CAN INPOSE A POLICY ON OREA NHICH PORHIDS KOREA ENTRY INTO A LEGITINATE - SECRET SECRET - OS SEOUL @6698 E2 OP E2 2610482 ASPECT OP NUCLEAR PORER AN ASPECT IN THIGH EXAMPLE JAPAN IS VERY HEAVILI INVOLVED 2 VITH REGARD To STATUS 0P PRENCR PURCHASE HOREANS NDICATED THAT IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL PENALTY POR THEY NCULD ALSO SUPPER LOSS CP PACE 3 NOREANS ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE To HOST VISIT FROM SHALL TEAM OP US NUCLEAR TXPERTS UHO COULD REVIEW THE TECHNICAL QUALITI AND BALANCE OP THEIR EF CRT SUCH A IISIT WOULD ENABLE THE U S TO BEGIN TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS NITH HAERI PEOPLE NITH A VIEN TOWARD COLLABORATION IN A JOINT VENTURE OP THIS TYEP SHOULD U S SELECT THAT COURSE OP ACTION IN THE INTEREST OP ASSURING THAT SAPEGUARDS ARE AAINTAINED SNEIDER SECRET INN PAGE 4 Al UNCLASSIFIED 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