73 Tons of Uranium from the Assad Era Secured in Syria
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- UN nuclear inspectors secured 73 tons of uranium stocks dating from former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
- About 55 tons consisted of fuel rods intended for a secret reactor project, according to an unpublished report by IAEA chief Rafael Grossi.
- Grossi and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani disclosed the existence of the stocks two weeks earlier, and the material is now under IAEA observation.
UN nuclear inspectors have secured 73 tons of uranium that had remained hidden in Syria since the rule of former President Bashar al-Assad. The material was checked and secured by IAEA specialists in recent days and is now under the agency’s observation.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi recorded the details in an unpublished report in Vienna. The stockpile includes about 55 tons of fuel rods linked to a secret reactor project.
Grossi and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced the existence of the uranium stocks two weeks ago. The latest checks have placed the material under direct IAEA monitoring.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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