Update on Yugoslavian fuel

[John Ahlquist <john.ahlquist@ucop.edu>]

The clip below from the IAEA provides more information on the fuel removed from the Yugoslavian reactor.



SERBIAN BROTHERS AND US ALLIES BRING THREE NUCLEAR BOMBS TO RUSSIA A secret shipment of 800 kg of uranium-aluminum alloy, which is 6,000 ingots, was delivered from Yugoslavia to Russia last week. The amount of weapons-grade uranium is 48 kg, which is quite enough to create three nuclear bombs... International Atomic Energy Agency is working hard to protect dangerous nuclear fuel from falling into the hands of terrorists, which is why nuclear fuel is removed from unsafe territories. Full story Other nuclear news



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