한국의 원자력 외교: 쟁점과 과제 = Korea`s Atomic Energy Diplomacy: Issues and Options

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper addresses the key issues and options in South Korea``s atomic energy security. South Korea``s nuclear energy policy has evolved since the 1950s, with much assistance from the US in technology, let alone the provision of nuclear materials and related facilities. In the meantime, South Korea has become sixth in the world in terms of nuclear energy usage, while searching for diplomatic and technological breakthroughs in terms of solving the problem of spent fuel accumulation. Related to this, the US initiative toward GNEP(Global Nuclear Energy Partnership) is both a challenge and opportunity for South Korea``s future atomic energy vision. This initiative opens the door for close cooperation with the United States, particularly in pyroprocessing, which is a very attractive technological option in resolving the high-level nuclear waste. However, the US attempt at constraining the rights of nuclear fuel cycle activities impose serious obstacles to South Korea``s peaceful use of nuclear energy activities. Therefore, it is an imperative for South Korea to earn the trust of the US in terms of South Korea``s nuclear energy activities, including the recycling of spent fuel. South Korea must actively involve itself in multilateral cooperation on the nuclear fuel cycle, while heightening its credential and transparency as a trustworthy nuclear energy country. It is of utmost importance to deepen diplomatic coordination and technological cooperation with the United States, the very provider of original nuclear technology for South Korea. The most significant task at hand is obtaining programmatic prior consent from the US in the atomic energy cooperation agreement, that is soon to be renewed by 2014.

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