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Appeal for help at looted Iraq nuclear site (Tuwaitha)
by Elonka at 1:23 pm EDT, May 8, 2003

] When Saddam Hussein's regime fell, the guards disappeared
] and looters poured in.
]
] Employees say the thieves emptied barrels containing
] low-grade uranium on the ground and then made off to use
] them to store food and water.
]
] Workers at the site say they then buried the uranium.
]
] One of the facilities chief engineers told the BBC he was
] concerned about the damage that had already been done.
]
] "The people inside this village, they may die in four
] months. We need the special teams of radiation, radiation
] decontamination, decontamination of the area, my
] village."

More information about "Iraq's Chernobyl", the looted Tuwaitha site.


 
 
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