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Olamide Samuel, Track II Diplomat and Expert in Nuclear Politics, University of Leicester

Libya lost, then found, 2.5 tonnes of uranium - a red flag for nuclear safety

Uranium processing plant in Utah, US. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Earlier this year the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi reported that about 2.5 tonnes of uranium ore concentrate had gone missing from a site in Libya. This was arguably one of the largest quantity of uranium ore concentrate that had ever been misplaced.

Barely a day after the IAEA’s announcement, General Khaled Mahjoub of the self-styled Libyan National Army said the uranium ore had been found about 5km from the warehouse where it had been stored. A week later, the IAEA, which had been monitoring the stockpile occasionally, confirmed that most of the uranium ore concentrate had been found.

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