Friday, September 23, 2011

UN Confirms The Discovery Of Yellowcake Uranium In Libya


UN Agency Confirms Raw Uranium In Libya -- The Telegraph

The UN atomic agency has confirmed the existence of raw uranium in Libya after reports that new regime forces had found potentially radioactive material.

"We can confirm that there is yellow cake (raw uranium) stored in drums at a site near Sabha in central Libya," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spokesman Gill Tudor said.

She said that the uranium, stored by the government of the now-fugitive Muammar Gaddafi, had been declared to the IAEA and that it hoped to be able to examine the material "once the situation in the country stabilises."

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More News On The Discovery Of Yellow-Cake Uranium In Libya

IAEA Confirms Raw Uranium Found in Libya -- Defense News/AFP
Raw uranium stored near Libya's Sabha - IAEA -- Reuters
U.N. Verifies Presence of Yellowcake Uranium in Libya -- Global Security Newswire
Libya military site yields possible radioactive material -- CNN
Libyan WMD discovery refutes Pentagon claims -- Examiner

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