Career nonproliferation expert is tasked with expanding fuel-cycle rights while reassuring the US on precedent and trust

ROK Ambassador to Romania Rim Kap-soo (top), the ROKS Ahn Mu submarine and the Korea Ulchin Nuclear Power Plant | ROK Embassy in Romania (July 24, 2024), Hanwha Ocean, International Atomic Energy Association via Flickr, edited by Korea Pro

Rim Kap-soo, a veteran nuclear nonproliferation specialist and career diplomat, has been appointed South Korea’s lead negotiator in talks with the U.S. over expanding Seoul’s rights to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel.

Rim’s portfolio places him at the center of the Lee Jae Myung administration’s push for greater civil nuclear autonomy and, just as importantly, Washington’s concerns over precedent and restraint.

Rim Kap-soo, a veteran nuclear nonproliferation specialist and career diplomat, has been appointed South Korea’s lead negotiator in talks with the U.S. over expanding Seoul’s rights to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel.

Rim’s portfolio places him at the center of the Lee Jae Myung administration’s push for greater civil nuclear autonomy and, just as importantly, Washington’s concerns over precedent and restraint.

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