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Gas found after N Korean nuclear fusion claims
By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy
South Korean officials have revealed that scientists detected high levels of radioactive gas after the communist North claimed it had successfully staged a nuclear fusion reaction last month.
North Korea announced last month it had conducted a nuclear fusion reaction, a claim met with much scepticism in the South because of the technical difficulties of staging such an experiment.
But now officials in Seoul have revealed that South Korean scientists detected extremely high levels of xenon gas near the border between the two Koreas.
Xenon is produced during the nuclear fission process.
The readings last month were eight times more than normal.
Nuclear fusion promises limitless energy but can also be used to make hydrogen bombs.
Gas found after N Korean nuclear fusion claims - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
