Monday, September 9, 2013

9/6/2013 IAEA is looking into Russian warning on Syria nuclear site

Source: Reuters via Jerusalem Post
Date: 9/6/2013
Moscow calls on UN nuclear watchdog to assess risk of hit to Syrian research reactor that contains radioactive uranium.
The N. Korea reactor in Yongbyon, the Syrian site. Photo: REUTERS
VIENNA - The UN nuclear watchdog has received a request from Russia to assess the impact if a missile were to hit a small Syrian reactor and is considering the issue, the Vienna-based agency said on Friday.
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Editor's Note:  Map of the Syria SRR-1 MNSR (Miniature Neutron Source Reactor) research reactor
appears below.  (Hint, it is the icon which looks like a reactor cooling tower.)

Map credit NTI (Nuclear Threat Initiative).

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