ULSAN, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean graduate school specializing in nuclear studies has signed a cooperation deal with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency to train experts in atomic power, the school said Saturday.

Under the agreement, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will recommend students from member nations seeking to build atomic power plants to study at the KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School (KINGS) in South Korea's southeastern coastal city of Ulsan, according to a KINGS official.