Subject: TUWAITHA NUCLEAR CENTER
Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence
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GLASS PIPES CARRYING A YELLOW LIQUID WHICH MAY HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED WITH YELLOWCAKE PRODUCTION.
THE PIPES CONNECTED WITH VESSELS ON THE GROUND FLOOR
OF THE BUILDING
THERE WAS A "WET AREA" FOR PUMPS
WHICH WAS CONTAMINATED WITH URANIUM, THAT THERE HAD ONCE
BEEN A FIRE IN A SPRAY DRYER, AND THAT THE FURNACES WERE
MADE OF INCONEL. THIS BUILDING ALSO HAD SPECIAL PUMPS WITH
CAREFULLY CONTROLLED SPEED. HE RECALLED
ONE OF ITS FUNCTIONS WAS TRAINING PEOPLE FOR THE AL-
JAZIRA SITE; SOURCE ASSUMES THIS TRAINING WAS INVOLVED IN
YELLOWCAKE PRODUCTION. AL JAZIRA HAD A SPRAY DRYER LIKE THE
ONE AT TUWAITHA. WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR MILK.
ALL THE EQUIPMENT WAS MADE IN
IN 1987 A SPECIAL SIX MONTH EXPERIMENT WAS PERFORMED
AT THE 30 JULY SITE. MANY SECURITY PEOPLE WERE THERE AND
ONLY SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED IN THE
BUILDINGS.) SINCE AT LEAST 1987,
30 JULY SITE WAS
VIGOROUSLY "CLEANED" TO CONCEAL THE ACTIVITIES HERE BEFORE
IAEA SAFEGUARDS INSPECTIONS.
6. THERE WERE HOT CELLS IN THE BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE
REACTOR.
7. HEAVY WATER WAS PRODUCED IN A FACILITY BUILT INSIDE A
WAREHOUSE NOT FAR FROM THE REACTOR
9. BUILDING WAS USED AS PART OF THE URANIUM
ENRICHMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND INVOLVED
TREATMENT OF URANIUM.
10. BUILDING B6 WAS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE BERM-NEAR THE
RIVER. MAGNETIC COILS FOR THE
ELECTROMAGNETIC SEPARATORS WERE FABRICATED AT THIS LOCATION.
END OF MESSAGE.
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