IAEA reports 2.5 tons of uranium missing from Libyan site.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog has reported that 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in Libya have gone missing, raising safety and proliferation concerns. While natural uranium cannot immediately be used for energy production or bomb fuel, each ton of natural uranium can be refined to 5.6 kilograms of weapons-grade material over time. The International Atomic Energy Agency has informed member states about the missing uranium and will conduct further activities to clarify the circumstances of the removal of the nuclear material and its current location.