Two and a half tonnes of uranium have gone missing from a site in Libya. But how did this happen?
BBC News, Vienna
The International Atomic Energy Agency sounded the alarm after a visit by its inspectors to the undisclosed site earlier this week.Inspectors fear the uranium could pose a radiological risk, and also have concerns over nuclear security.In a statement, the organisation said it would conduct further activities "to clarify the circumstances of the removal of the nuclear material and its current location".
The IAEA told the BBC it was working to clarify what happened, how the nuclear material was removed and where it was now. He also downplayed fears of radiation, noting that "yellow cake doesn't really have any radiation in its current form" and as a result it had been stored in some "pretty rudimentary drums".
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