Egypt Independent:
A Libyan armed group claims to have found the barrels of natural uranium that went missing in southern Libya.
A spokesman for the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), Khaled Al Mahjoub said on Facebook that the barrels were found 3 miles (5 km) from a warehouse where they were being stored.
A video posted by Mahjoub showed a man wearing a hazmat suit vocally counting 18 blue barrels that allegedly contain the missing natural uranium. The IAEA had said that “10 drums” were missing from the warehouse.
A total of 2.5 tons of natural uranium in the form of uranium ore concentrate were reported missing by the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] this week, after inspectors conducted verification activities Tuesday.
“We are aware of media reports that the material has been found, the Agency is actively working to verify them,” the IAEA said on Thursday. CNN reached out to the IAEA to confirm whether the barrels found by the LNA are the same ones reported missing by the UN nuclear watchdog. MORE
Oh good, it’s NATURAL uranium, not the usual stuff, adulterated with chemical additives.
By the way, why does Libya have uranium in ANY form?
I’ll second Tony’s concern: why does Lybia have any uranium in any form? Does this go back to Hillary Clinton and the “yellowcake uranium” issues?
We all know uranium should be organic for extra zestyness.
Can’t wait for the new Pumpkin Spiced uranium to hit the shelves!
Natural as opposed to enriched.
The enrichment process increases the U-235 content in the predominant U-238 (natural) state.
U-235 is fissile.
U-238 is only fissile in a moderator such as Heavy Water (as in Canadian Nuclear Reactors).
Why Libya is putzing around with Uranium is anybody’s guess.
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
“Missing” my ass.
Not fissionable but just dandy if you want to use dynamite or some such and build a dirty bomb.
Sounds like a good reason to have another war.
Lucky to have found the long-lost crates of uranium
Some 38 years later we find out “Back to the Future” wuz a documentary!