About 40kg of unused HEU returned to Russia from Poland

London (Platts)--11Aug2006

About 40 kilograms of unused HEU (High Enriched Uranium) was returned to Russia from the Maria
research reactor in Poland, according to statements from Russia, the IAEA,
and the US DOE. The joint operation among the three countries and the IAEA
took two days and was completed August 9, the statements said. DOE said it
funded the operation, but did not disclose the cost. Russian web site
nuclear.ru, citing information from Russian's Federal Atomic Energy Agency,
said the high-enriched uranium fuel was enriched "up to 80%" U-235. The
material was taken to Russia's Dimitrovgrad site, where it will be blended
down to low-enriched uranium. The Maria reactor in Otwock-Swierk, near
Warsaw, is scheduled to be converted from HEU to low-enriched uranium fuel.
This week's operation was part of the Global Threat Reduction Initiative,
which aims to secure weapons-usable nuclear material around the world.

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