Missing radioactive material found
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A “highly dangerous” radioactive material that went missing in Iraq has been found dumped near a petrol station in the southern town of Zubair, environment ministry spokesman Ameer Ali said yesterday.
Ali said it had not been damaged and there were no concerns about radiation from the material, the loss of which raised concerns it could be used as a weapon if acquired by Islamic State militants.
It was reported last week the material had been stolen in November from a storage facility belonging to US oilfield services company Weatherford near the southern city of Basra.
It wasn’t clear how the material ended up in Zubair, 15 kilometers away from Basra.
“A passer-by found the radioactive device dumped in Zubair and immediately informed security forces which went with a special prevention radiation team and retrieved the device,” the chief of security panel in Basra provincial council Jabbar al-Saidi said.
“After initial checking I can confirm the device is intact 100 percent and there is absolutely no concern of radiation.”
The material, which uses gamma rays to test flaws in materials used for oil and gas pipelines, is owned by SGS Turkey, officials said.
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