Belgium seeks more information

3 August 2002


Belgium said that it needs more information before it can decide whether it will agree to a request from the USA to recycle weapons-grade plutonium from an arms reduction deal with Russia. Prime minister Guy Verhofstadt said his cabinet would not debate the US request until additional information is made available.

The USA has asked Belgium to recycle 176lbs of plutonium into MOX fuel.



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