I was in Japan from December to January and I never expected this to happen. This action removes a dark cloud over that region, if it can be completed. I plan on living in Japan one day. This is good news.
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N Korea starts disabling reactor
American nuclear experts in North Korea have begun work to disable the country's key nuclear facility, the US state department says.
Pyongyang agreed earlier this year to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme in return for diplomatic recognition and economic aid.
North Korea shut down its reactor at Yongbyon in July.
"This is a positive first step in the process," said Tom Casey, a state department spokesman.
Declaration
Mr Casey did not go into details about what specific steps the team of experts was conducting.
Working in two or three-week rotations over about two months, the US experts are expected to slowly disable the plant, which produces weapons-grade plutonium.
The agreement on disabling came after many rounds of six-party negotiations involving China, the US, Japan, Russia and the two Koreas.
North Korea has also agreed to give a complete declaration of its nuclear programmes by the end of the year.
The facilities at Yongbyon are believed to have produced the material for a test device detonated a year ago, proving the regime's nuclear capability.
US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill has said Washington will work closely with North Korea on removing it from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7079620.stm
N Korea starts disabling reactor
American nuclear experts in North Korea have begun work to disable the country's key nuclear facility, the US state department says.
Pyongyang agreed earlier this year to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme in return for diplomatic recognition and economic aid.
North Korea shut down its reactor at Yongbyon in July.
"This is a positive first step in the process," said Tom Casey, a state department spokesman.
Declaration
Mr Casey did not go into details about what specific steps the team of experts was conducting.
Working in two or three-week rotations over about two months, the US experts are expected to slowly disable the plant, which produces weapons-grade plutonium.
The agreement on disabling came after many rounds of six-party negotiations involving China, the US, Japan, Russia and the two Koreas.
North Korea has also agreed to give a complete declaration of its nuclear programmes by the end of the year.
The facilities at Yongbyon are believed to have produced the material for a test device detonated a year ago, proving the regime's nuclear capability.
US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill has said Washington will work closely with North Korea on removing it from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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