1.   In one case, a fuel moving machine accidentally removed a rod used to control reactions instead of a fuel rod.

2.   The government had removed those rods in defiance of an order from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

3.   Two inspectors are currently at Yongbyon, intently watching to see if the North Koreans try to remove the rods and begin reprocessing.

4.   Ultimately, the United States is seeking to have the rods removed from North Korea entirely, so there would be no possibility that the uranium would be reprocessed.

5.   American firms are manufacturing the containers in which the rods will be removed from the Yongbyon reactor complex.

6.   He said he probably will have the rod removed at the end of next year.