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Atomic agency urged to examine Burma nuclear claims

Atomic agency urged to examine Burma nuclear claimsAnne Davies, Washington
The Age August 5, 2009
US NON-proliferation experts have called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to seek clarification from the Burmese Government over its nuclear program following a report in The Age that quoted defectors claiming there was a secret military nuclear program.The Age report, based on interviews by Professor Desmond Ball of the Australian National University and journalist Phil Thornton with defectors from Burma, revealed that it was building a secret nuclear reactor, with North Korea’s assistance, at Nuang Laing, close to Mandalay………………………..

Russia is said to have agreed in 2007 to give the Burmese a small civilian light-water reactor, which would be subject to IAEA inspections, although the status of the project is disputed.

David Albright, the head of the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security, which monitors nuclear proliferation, pointed to visits to Burma by executives from the North Korean company Namchongang Trading Corporation, which is under sanctions for its role in trading nuclear technology.

Atomic agency urged to examine Burma nuclear claims

August 6, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1