The United States announced an aid package for Ukraine on Sept. 6 that for the first time included ammunition made with depleted uranium to Ukraine, raising concerns over the material’s potential health and environmental effects. The munitions — 120-millimeter anti-armor ammunition — are for use in 31 U.S.-provided M1 Abrams …
Read More »Biden to Designate Monument Near Grand Canyon, Preventing Uranium Mining
President Biden will designate nearly a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon as a new national monument on Tuesday to protect the area from uranium mining, administration officials confirmed on Monday. Mr. Biden’s visit to Arizona is part of a nationwide blitz by the White House to translate …
Read More »More than 2 tons of natural uranium is missing in Libya, UN nuclear watchdog says | CNN
CNN — Efforts are underway to find more than 2 tons of natural uranium reported missing from supplies held in Libya, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Wednesday. A spokesman from the nuclear watchdog told CNN in an email that “approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium” contained in 10 drums …
Read More »US blows hot after UN nuclear agency reveals near bomb-grade level uranium was found in Iranian nuclear plant
Uranium enriched to near bomb-grade levels have been found at an Iranian nuclear facility, according to the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, as the US warns that Tehran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb was accelerating. In a new report, the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that uranium particles …
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