US lawmaker opposes advanced nuke tech for SKorea

Published January 15, 2014 9:18pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has endorsed a two-year extension of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with South Korea, but a key lawmaker is opposing a Korean proposal to allow reprocessing of spent fuel.

The committee’s top-ranking Republican, Sen. Bob Corker, said Wednesday he couldn’t support Seoul’s request for advanced technologies because they can be used to produce material for a nuclear weapon.

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