A major achievement: US removes 1.7 metric tons of radioactive material from Iraq

Posted by Robert on July 7, 2004 8:27 AM

Here are 1.7 metric tons of radioactive material that won't find their way into dirty bombs detonated in New York City. From the [1] BBC, with thanks to Richard:

Along with 1.77 tons of enriched uranium, about 1,000 "highly radioactive sources" were also removed.

The material was taken from a former nuclear research facility on 23 June, after being packaged by 20 experts from the US Energy Department's secret laboratories.

It was flown out of the country aboard a military plane in a joint operation with the Department of Defense, and is being stored temporarily at a Department of Energy facility.


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2004/07/a-major-achievement-us-removes-17-metric-tons-of-radioactive-material-from-iraq.html

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