UN nuclear watchdog reveals 2.5 tonnes of uranium missing in Libya

IAEA boss says loss of knowledge about location of material may pose radiological and nuclear security risk

UN nuclear inspectors have found that approximately 2.5 tonnes of natural uranium is missing from a site in Libya that is not under government control.

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told the organisation’s member states that inspectors on Tuesday found that 10 drums containing uranium ore concentrate “were not present as previously declared”.