Uranium Recovered in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Two cases of uranium were recovered earlier this month in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, atomic energy officials in the African nation said yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 14, 2003).

The cases contained less than 100 kilograms of uranium 235 and 238 and the material was not sufficient to be used to produce a nuclear weapon, said atomic energy expert Fortunat Lumu Badimayimatu, adding that the material may have been intended for use in oil industry. He also said that the material is “very much sought after” and could have been sold for as much as $500,000.

International Atomic Energy Agency experts are set to travel to Kinshasa in the next few months to investigate the find, Badimayimatu said (Associated Press/CNN.com, March 22).

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