IAEA Discovers Uranium Traces in Syria Linked to Suspected Nuclear Site

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IAEA Discovers Uranium Traces in Syria Linked to Suspected Nuclear Site

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IAEA Discovers Uranium Traces in Syria Linked to Suspected Nuclear Site

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IAEA finds traces of uranium at a site in Syria suspected of housing a nuclear reactor.
The site, Deir al-Zor, was destroyed by Israel in 2007, leading to ongoing investigations.
Syria's current government has denied any knowledge of nuclear activities at the site.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported the discovery of traces of uranium at a site in Syria that was destroyed by Israel in 2007, which is believed to have been a covert nuclear reactor. The findings were revealed in a confidential report circulated among member states, highlighting allegations of nuclear activities during the regime of Bashar al-Assad, which Syria has consistently denied, according to Reuters and Channel News Asia.

The IAEA's analysis identified a "significant number of natural uranium particles" indicating their "anthropogenic origin," suggesting they were produced through chemical processing. This development raises concerns as such materials are typically associated with nuclear reactors, which should have been declared under international regulations, according to Channel News Asia and Al Jazeera.

Reuters and Al Jazeera.

Channel News Asia and Al Jazeera.