Tracking Inspections: 20 DECEMBER 2002
Two groups totaling 10 inspectors returned to the Al-Tuwaythah site (Tuwaythah Industrial Chemical Research Center), inspecting the "French and Italian projects," the "Russian reactor," and the Al-Shaykhali warehouses, according to the Foreign Ministry. UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) stated that Al-Shaykhali is a storage facility for dual-use equipment from the past Iraqi nuclear program. A radiation survey was conducted at Al-Shaykhali and the surrounding areas. UNMOVIC reported that inspectors were able to conduct a full inspection at Al-Tuwaythah, even though it was a Friday (Muslim day of rest), and all managers at the facility came to work and cooperated with inspectors.
A second team of 10 inspectors visited the Chemical department at the Atomic Energy Organization, where they toured the laboratories and inquired as to the department's research, the ministry stated.
Copyright (c) 2003. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org
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