Tuwaitha free of radiation (Iraq nuclear sites)

[Barrett808]

(Al-Mada) - Minister of Sciences and Technology Rashad Mandan declared that the Tuwaitha site is free from radioactivity. He said during a visit to the site yesterday that most of its buildings will be turned into a developed scientific and research centre in addition to establishing a centre to treat incurable diseases. The site used to be occupied by the Atomic Energy Organization under the former regime.
(Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture, and Arts.)

http://www.iwpr.net/archive/ipm/ipm_122.html

[punpirate]

1. Yes, it's free of radioactivity...

... because it was all looted and removed to other locations. :crazy:

I honestly don't know Rashad Mandan's qualifications, but I have to wonder who cleaned the site up and when. As I recall, the IAEA teams have not been allowed in to inspect the area after the looting, and their assessment, based on videotape, was that it was a mess.

I hope they're not planning to bulldoze it flat and rebuild on it, because the radon levels will be horrid.

[Barrett808]

2. Yes, IAEA was only allowed to inspect one of the seven sites

And none of the surrounding population for signs of radiation poisoning.