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Tons of uranium missing from Libyan site, UN nuclear watchdog tells member states

Straits Times, 15 Mar 23

VIENNA – UN nuclear watchdog inspectors have found that roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a Libyan site that is not under government control, the watchdog told member states, in a statement on Wednesday seen by Reuters.

The finding is the result of an inspection originally planned for last year that “had to be postponed because of the security situation in the region” and was finally carried out on Tuesday, according to the confidential statement by International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi.

IAEA inspectors “found that 10 drums containing approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium in the form of UOC (uranium ore concentrate) previously declared by (Libya)… as being stored at that location were not present at the location,” the one-page statement said……………………. more https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/tons-of-uranium-missing-from-libyan-site-un-nuclear-watchdog-tells-member-states
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March 16, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized