IRAQI NUCLEAR FACILITIES

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Subject: IRAQI NUCLEAR FACILITIES

Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence







TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN

REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN

TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF

THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON

REQUEST.







MAY 91







 4. PRIOR TO THE WAR, IRAQ USED FACILITIES AT AL-SAFAA AND

AS-ASEEL TO ENRICH URANIUM. THERE WERE AND STILL ARE 20

ENRICHMENT "CELLS" LOCATED AT AL-SAFAA. A MIXTURE OF U238 AND

235 WAS PRODUCED AT AL-SAFAA AND SENT TO AL-ASEEL, WHICH

PRODUCED ONLY U235 WITH THE FIVE "CELLS" LOCATED THERE. THE

PLANT IN AL-SAFAA STOPPED PRODUCTION PRIOR TO THE WAR, BUT

AL-ASEEL CONTINUED PRODUCTION. EVEN PRIOR TO THE WAR AND

SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE FACILITIES AT AL-ASEEL, IRAQ PLANNED

TO MOVE THIS PRODUCTION TO A NEW PLANT. IRAQ ALSO PLANNED TO

BRING A TOTAL OF 100 ENRICHMENT "CELLS" ON LINE AT THE AL-SAFAA

PLANT AND HAD BEGUN PRODUCTION OF NECESSARY POWER SUPPLY

SYSTEMS TO OPERATE THE NEW "CELLS". WHEREAS IN THE PAST, THE

INP HAD EXPERIENCED FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SUPPLY

SYSTEMS IN BOTH AL-SAFAA AND AL-ASEEL, APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS

PRIOR TO THE START OF COALITION BOMBING ALL PS UNITS WERE

WORKING WITHOUT PROBLEMS.







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