SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived here on Sunday for inspection on South Korea's nuclear experiments conducted many years ago, reported South Korean Yonhap News Agency.

    The four-member inspection team, headed by Finnish IAEA official Saukkonen Heikki Antero, is to look into the nuclear facilities in question during its eight-day stay, said Yonhap.

    Its mission is to follow up on the IAEA's first check, conducted from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, of the state-run nuclear research facilities used for an unauthorized experiment with traces of plutonium in 1982 and a uranium enrichment test in 2000.

    But Yonhap said the exact itinerary of the IAEA team remains a secret, and the inspection team head refused to comment on the issue.

    The inspectors headed to the state-run (South) Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute in Daejeon, 164 km south of Seoul, immediately after arriving at Incheon International Airport, said Yonhap.

    The team is to focus on allegations that South Korea produced 153 kilograms of uranium metal in 1982 at one of three nuclear facilities undeclared to the IAEA and that as much as 15 kilogramsof the metal remain unaccounted for, Yonhap quoted sources as saying.

    They will also question the scientists involved in the experiments about the purposes of their activities.

    The results of the inspection will be reported in November to ameeting of the United Nations nuclear watchdog's board of governors.

    If the inspection team finds Seoul's nuclear activities not in compliance with a related international pact, the matter will be referred to the UN Security Council, which will discuss the level of sanctions against the country, analysts said.

    On Saturday, South Korean officials reiterated that the government has no intention of developing or possessing nuclear weapons, and will stick to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and South-North Joint Declaration on Nuclear Free Korean Peninsula.Enditem