英语新闻阅读：朝鲜称其铀浓缩项目进展迅速

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　　North Korea says it is making progress in producing enriched uranium for
its light-water nuclear reactor, raising fresh concerns that the controversial
project could be used to develop atomic weapons. A North Korean Foreign Ministry
spokesperson said Wednesday that the country's "experimental" uranium enrichment
program is "progressing apace."
        　　North Korea unveiled its low-enriched uranium plant a year ago at its
atomic complex in Yongbyon, saying it would be used to generate electricity. But
some Western observers fear the facility could easily be converted to produce
highly-enriched uranium that can be used in nuclear bombs.U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday at an aid conference in the South Korean
city of Busan that Pyongyang should continue efforts to abandon its nuclear
program and improve relations with South Korea.