SEOUL, Sept 19, 2005 -- Asia In Focus

 

South Korea and China will hold a working-level meeting this week to discuss ways to expand cooperation in the nuclear energy field. South Korea's Ministry of Science and Technology said the three-day meeting, to begin Wednesday in Beijing, will touch on 37 agenda items, including the participation of South Korean companies in construction work on future nuclear power plants in China.

* Other areas that will be discussed are the possible export of locally produced radioactive isotopes, disposal and management of atomic waste byproducts, nuclear safety systems and advanced atomic energy research.

* South Korea and China have had set up and held regular joint nuclear committee meetings since 2000.

South Korea and China to discuss ways to expand cooperation in the nuclear energy field

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