(25 Jan. 06) RCARO Steering Committee (Chair: Mr. Mun-Ki Lee, Director General, Atomic Energy Bureau, Ministry of Science & Technology) met its 17th regular meeting on 25 January 2006 at the Ministry's meeting room. The Steering Committee, with a total of 9 members representing various nuclear-related organizations in the host country of RCARO, endorsed the 2006 RCARO Work Plan and approximately USD 0. 7 million operational budget of RCARO for 2006. The RCARO operational budget is the contribution from the host government.