Friday, November 03, 2006

04' Flashback: Libyan nuke materiels moved to Oak Ridge


Oak Ridger
...55,000 pounds of nuclear material and other sensitive equipment from Libya to Oak Ridge was just the "tip of the iceberg."...

...50 crates of parts and equipment associated with weapons work and four centrifuges, which are used in the production of weapons-grade uranium...

..."The first shipment contained designs, material and equipment determined by U.S. and British experts to be the most sensitive items in the Libyan nuclear weapons program," Abraham said. "All the ingredients were available for a weapons program to be developed."

Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham talks about centrifuge casings removed from Libya. The casings house the rotating machinery in a uranium enrichment centrifuge.
The January shipment also included four cylinders of uranium hexafluoride, which have already been inspected by the International Atomic Energy Agency and shipped to a facility in Ohio...

...reportedly, a ship transporting around 500 tons of material associated with Libya's weapons program is expected to dock at a port - possibly in North Carolina - later this month...

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