朝鮮稱其鈾濃縮項目進展迅速

North Korea says it is making progress in producing enriched uranium for its light-water nuclear reactor, raising fresh concerns that the controversial project could be used to develop atomic weapons. A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday that the country's "experimental" uranium enrichment program is "progressing apace."

North Korea unveiled its low-enriched uranium plant a year ago at its atomic complex in Yongbyon, saying it would be used to generate electricity. But some Western observers fear the facility could easily be converted to produce highly-enriched uranium that can be used in nuclear bombs.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday at an aid conference in the South Korean city of Busan that Pyongyang should continue efforts to abandon its nuclear program and improve relations with South Korea.朝鮮表示，爲朝鮮第一座輕水核反應堆提煉濃縮鈾的工作正在取得進展，這使人們再度擔心這個有爭議的項目可能被用來製造核武器。朝鮮外務省發言人星期三說，朝鮮的“試驗性”鈾濃縮項目正在取得迅速進展。

朝鮮一年前公開展示了其寧邊核設施的一座低濃度鈾工廠，並說這座工廠將被用來發電。但一些西方觀察人士擔心，這個設施可以被輕易轉爲生產能用來製造核彈的高度濃縮鈾。美國國務卿希拉里·克林頓星期三在韓國城市釜山舉行的一次援助會議上說，平壤應當繼續努力放棄其核項目以及改善與韓國的關係。