DPRK set to destroy reactor cooling tower

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Source: CCTV.com | 06-27-2008 16:44

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea says it will destroy the cooling tower at its main nuclear facility in Yongbyon later on Friday.

The file photo, taken on December 18, 2007, and released  on Friday June 27, 2008, by the official Chinese news  agency Xinhua, shows the cooling tower at the Yongbyon  nuclear complex near Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea  prepared to destroy the most visible symbol of its nuclear  weapons program Friday, blowing up the cooling tower at  its main reactor complex as a sign of its commitment to  stop making plutonium for atomic bombs. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wang Wei, FILE)

Five international TV crews from countries involved in nuclear talks with the DPRK are in Pyongyang to cover the event.

The countries are China, the United States, South Korea, Japan and Russia. Our reporter Shui Junyi is in Pyongyang and we will join him by phone in a few minutes.

Editor:Du Xiaodan