The International Atomic Energy Agency has informed the UN that ‘10 drums containing approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium' has gone missing from a site in war-torn Libya.
About 2.5 tons of natural uranium has gone missing from a site in war-torn Libya, sparking safety concerns from a UN nuclear watchdog.
However, each ton of natural uranium – if obtained by a group with the technological means and resources – can be refined to 12lb of weapons-grade material over time, experts say, making the recovery of the missing metal important for non-proliferation experts. ‘The loss of knowledge about the present location of nuclear material may present a radiological risk, as well as nuclear security concerns,’ he added, and said that reaching the site required ‘complex logistics’.
While inspectors removed the last of the enriched uranium from Libya in 2009, the yellowcake remained behind, with the UN in 2013 estimating 6,400 barrels were stored at Sabha.
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