S. Korea, U.S. Leave Reactor Project Site
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South Korea and the United States withdrew their last remaining staff from the construction site of two nuclear power reactors in North Korea, ending a decade-old project amid rekindled tension over the North’s nuclear ambitions.
The reactor project in the northeastern town of Sinpo was a reward to the North, along with free fuel oil supplies, for agreeing to freeze and ultimately dismantle its nuclear program under a 1994 deal with the U.S.
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