Mary Wilson
Well-known member
March 15, 2023
By AFP - Agence France Presse
UPDATES throughout with confidential IAEA report
The UN's nuclear watchdog said two and a half tons of natural uranium had gone missing from a Libyan site and "may present a radiological risk," according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors on Tuesday found that "10 drums containing approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium in the form of uranium ore concentrate... were not present" as previously declared at the location, it said.
The site "is currently not under the regulatory control of Libya's state authority," the report said.
The IAEA will conduct "further activities...
https://www.barrons.com/news/2-5-tonnes-of-uranium-missing-from-libyan-site-iaea-83dfd3af
By AFP - Agence France Presse
UPDATES throughout with confidential IAEA report
The UN's nuclear watchdog said two and a half tons of natural uranium had gone missing from a Libyan site and "may present a radiological risk," according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors on Tuesday found that "10 drums containing approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium in the form of uranium ore concentrate... were not present" as previously declared at the location, it said.
The site "is currently not under the regulatory control of Libya's state authority," the report said.
The IAEA will conduct "further activities...
https://www.barrons.com/news/2-5-tonnes-of-uranium-missing-from-libyan-site-iaea-83dfd3af