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Ajdacic, V.; Jaksic, P., E-mail: vlajda@yubc.net
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Recovery of Yugoslavia
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Recovery of Yugoslavia
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[en] Having produced thousands atomic, hydrogen and neutron bombs USA and other members of NATO possess large amount of nuclear waste, which also includes depleted uranium. Depleted uranium is natural uranium out of which 0.5% of Uranium-235 isotope is removed to be used for atomic bombs and nuclear fuel. Produced in this way, 'depleted uranium' is still highly radioactive. In one kilogram of such uranium 25 million radioactive decays take place in one second. During the NATO war against Yugoslavia in 1999 their planes A-10 fired the shells containing 272 grams of depleted uranium as they did previously in the Gulf war with Iraq and in 1995 against the Serbs in former Bosnia and Herzegovina. The effects of this 'dirty weapon', forbidden by international conventions, have been already known as disastrous, causing not only human but ecological consequences as well. That is why depleted uranium got the name: metal of dishonor. After long denial, on May the 3rd American General Chuck Weld has confessed that NATO aviation is using ammunition with depleted uranium in the war against Yugoslavia in Kosovo and Metohija. Number of the locations under the fire of depleted uranium after the war was rising with time. At the beginning NATO information contained small number of such 'targets', 20-30. When the soldiers of the UN peacekeeping forces at Kosovo became ill, NATO was forced to reveal the new data of the used depleted uranium. In their report from January 24, 2001 (Updated on February 8 same year) they claim that 112 locations in Kosovo and Montenegro were exposed to depleted uranium rounds fired from the guns GAU-8 of A-10 planes. According to this report one can estimate the use of about 9 tons of depleted uranium. Our careful analysis points to many mistakes, lack of data, misleading conclusions and contradictions. At least 115 locations were contaminated by depleted uranium. The minimal number of rounds could be close to 43,300, e.g. minimum 12 tons of depleted uranium has been used. Our analysis of published NATO's map of locations - targets of depleted uranium - shows that besides Yugoslavia, two other independent countries: Albania and Former Yugoslav Republic Macedonia, got their share of radioactive depleted uranium material. Definitely, new data have to be made public by NATO or independent scientific survey of Balkan territory should be made. Search for the truth must continue. (author)
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Antic, D. (Institut za Nuklearne Nauke VINCA, Belgrade (Yugoslavia)); Vujic, J. (Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (United States)) (eds.); 852 p; ISBN 86-7306-054-0;
; May 2002; p. 338-342; ENRY2001: 1. International Conference on Environmental Recovery of Yugoslavia; Belgrade (Yugoslavia); 27-30 Sep 2001; Also available on 1 CD-ROM from Institute of Nuclear Sciences VINCA, Library, PO Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 2 fig.

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ACTINIDE NUCLEI, ACTINIDES, ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, DATA, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, EASTERN EUROPE, ELEMENTS, EUROPE, EVALUATION, EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI, EVEN-ODD NUCLEI, HEAVY NUCLEI, INFORMATION, INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES, ISOTOPES, METALS, MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, NUCLEI, NUMERICAL DATA, RADIOISOTOPES, SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES, URANIUM, URANIUM ISOTOPES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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