Re/ HEU in Yugoslavia

[Emil <kerrembaev@YAHOO.COM>]

John,



Do you know when did it come to Yugoslavia and

why was it never used?

Was it a problem of an enviromental ussue or

result the political chaose during the break up.



45 kilogramms = 45,000 gramms / 6,000 = 7.5

gramms per a uranium fuel rod -???

It is more like a fuel tablet.



I am assuming it was already over there during

the NATO's bombing campaign and we all,

certainly, very glad that it was not accidentally

mis-bombed or misplaced. 





Emil.



Date: 30 Aug 2002 16:32:42 -0700From: John

Ahlquist <john.ahlquist@ucop.edu>

Subject: HEU in Yugoslavia,Several people have

discussed the Russian 

recovery of fuel from Yugoslavia.  Below is a

clip from 

the IAEA news that describes this as fresh fuel.

 Under heavy guard and security precautions, 

Russia reclaimed possession from Yugoslavia last

week 

of 6,000 rods of fresh, highly enriched uranium, 

known as HEU. The shipment weighed only 45 

kilograms but comprised enough nuclear fuel to

make two 

nuclear bombs -- with some to spare...Melissa 

Fleming, a spokesperson for the Vienna-based 

International Atomic Energy Agency, said the IAEA

had 

been keeping its eyes on the Vinca fuel for

years, 

with inspectors making monthly visits.







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