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DPRK confirms shutdown of Yongbyon nuclear facilities

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July 16 - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) confirmed on Sunday that it had shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities after receiving the first shipment of heavy oil from South Korea.

"We have shut down the nuclear facilities at Yongbyon after we received the first shipment of heavy oil on Friday," the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, citing a spokesman of the DPRK Foreign Ministry¹.

This is the first DPRK official confirmation² of the shutdown of its Yongbyon nuclear facilities, which came hours after a 10-member team of UN inspectors³ arrived in Pyongyang to verify and monitor the shutdown and sealing of the facilities.

The heavy oil provided to the DPRK is compensation for the shutdown of its Yongbyon nuclear facilities, but not any "beneficent aid." And the activities of UN inspectors in Yongbyon should be defined as "validation⁴ and monitoring," but not "inspection," the spokesman said.

The DPRK also urged other parties concerned to fulfill⁵ their commitments quickly according to the Feb. 13 agreement.

"The DPRK has done what it should do, now it's the time for other parties to abide⁶ by their obligation under Feb. 13 agreement," said the spokesman.

At the February six-party talks involving China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the DPRK and the United States, Pyongyang pledged to shut down the Yongbyon reactor⁷ within 60 days in exchange for 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil or equivalent aid.

However, the denuclearization process was held up as the DPRK insisted that its 25 million U.S. dollars frozen at the Banco Delta⁸ Asia in Macao be returned before shutting down the nuclear facilities and reviving negotiations⁹.

The DPRK announced later in June that the problem of its frozen fund had been resolved and pledged last Friday to start implement¹⁰ the Feb. 13 agreement as it received the first shipment of heavy oil.

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1 ministry
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 confirmation
n.证实，确认，批准
参考例句：
We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。 We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

3 inspectors
n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官
参考例句：
They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。来自《简明英汉词典》 Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 validation
n.确认
参考例句：
If the countdown timer ever hits zero, do your validation processing. 处理这种情况的方法是在输入的同时使用递减计时器，每次击键重新计时。如果递减计时器变为零，就开始验证。来自About Face 3交互设计精髓 Although the validation control is a very widespread idiom, most such controls can be improved. 虽然确认控件是非常广泛的习惯用法，但还有很多有待改进的地方。来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 fulfill
vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意
参考例句：
If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。 This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

6 abide
vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受
参考例句：
You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。 If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

7 reactor
n.反应器；反应堆
参考例句：
The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。 Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

8 delta
n.（流的）角洲
参考例句：
He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。 The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

9 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

10 implement
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。 The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

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