In Libya, they found the missing 2.3 tons of uranium, which were announced by the inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency. It is reported by RBC with reference to the Al-Jazeera TV channel.
According to General Khaled al-Mahjoub, the uranium containers were found “only 5 km” from where they were stored in the south of the country. In his statement, he referred to ten missing barrels found near the border with Chad. “The situation is under control. The IAEA has been informed,” he said.
On March 16, Reuters, citing an IAEA report sent to member states of the agency, reported that inspectors found ten barrels of approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium concentrate missing at a Libyan facility that was not under government control. The concentrate is obtained during the processing of uranium ore, it can contain up to 70-90% uranium in the form of a mixture of oxides. It is usually stored in 205 liter drums, in accordance with IAEA industrial packaging requirements.
Libya began work on its own nuclear program after Muammar Gaddafi came to power in 1969. He ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and entered into an agreement with the IAEA, but work on the creation of this type of weapon continued for many more years. In 2004, in a deal with the US and Britain, Gaddafi promised not to develop nuclear weapons. At that time, the country had about 4 thousand centrifuges for uranium enrichment, as well as the blueprints needed to create a bomb.
Source: Rosbalt
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