Subject: TUWAITHA NUCLEAR CENTER  

Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence 

 

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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. 

 

       GLASS PIPES CARRYING A YELLOW LIQUID WHICH MAY HAVE 

BEEN INVOLVED WITH YELLOWCAKE PRODUCTION. 

       THE PIPES CONNECTED WITH VESSELS ON THE GROUND FLOOR 

OF THE BUILDING 

                          THERE WAS A "WET AREA" FOR PUMPS 

WHICH WAS CONTAMINATED WITH URANIUM, THAT THERE HAD ONCE 

BEEN A FIRE IN A SPRAY DRYER, AND THAT THE FURNACES WERE 

MADE OF INCONEL.  THIS BUILDING ALSO HAD SPECIAL PUMPS WITH 

CAREFULLY CONTROLLED SPEED.  HE RECALLED 

       ONE OF ITS FUNCTIONS WAS TRAINING PEOPLE FOR THE AL-

JAZIRA SITE; SOURCE ASSUMES THIS TRAINING WAS INVOLVED IN 

YELLOWCAKE PRODUCTION.  AL JAZIRA HAD A SPRAY DRYER LIKE THE 

ONE AT TUWAITHA.  WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR MILK.  

ALL THE EQUIPMENT WAS MADE IN 

       IN 1987 A SPECIAL SIX MONTH EXPERIMENT WAS PERFORMED 

AT THE 30 JULY SITE.  MANY SECURITY PEOPLE WERE THERE AND 

ONLY SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED IN THE 

BUILDINGS.) SINCE AT LEAST 1987, 

                                        30 JULY SITE WAS 

VIGOROUSLY "CLEANED" TO CONCEAL THE ACTIVITIES HERE BEFORE 

IAEA SAFEGUARDS INSPECTIONS. 

 

 

6. THERE WERE HOT CELLS IN THE BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE 

REACTOR. 

 

7. HEAVY WATER WAS PRODUCED IN A FACILITY BUILT INSIDE A 

WAREHOUSE NOT FAR FROM THE REACTOR 

 

9. BUILDING                  WAS USED AS PART OF THE URANIUM 

ENRICHMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND INVOLVED 

TREATMENT OF URANIUM. 

 

10. BUILDING B6 WAS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE BERM-NEAR THE 

RIVER.                           MAGNETIC COILS FOR THE 

ELECTROMAGNETIC SEPARATORS WERE FABRICATED AT THIS LOCATION. 

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