POTENTIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN ADDIS ABABA

UNCLAS ADDIS ABABA 000963

SIPDIS

FOR STATE ISN/WMDT AND PM/ISO/PMAT (24/7)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AF ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER
SUBJECT: POTENTIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN ADDIS ABABA

REF: A. (A)2007 STATE 162091

B. (B)2006 163201


1. (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington
agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating
a potential incident of illegal nuclear and/or radiological
material. This report came to post's attention via
photographic material. Information concerning this report
was relayed by email to PMAT at 0800 on 23 April 2009.


2. Details of the incident follow:


Location and Description of Material


A) UNK
B) Possible Plutonium
C) Photo ID
D) UNK
E) UNK
F) Yellow cylinder container with marking in English,
radioactive emblem, and "Made in USSR" visible
G) UNK
H) UNK
I) UNK
J) UNK


Alarm and Detection Detail


K) Email sent to general PAS mailbox
L) 1519 local time, 23 April 2009
M) UNK
N) UNK
O) UNK
P) UNK
Q) UNK


Host Government Response


R) UNK
S) UNK
T) UNK
U) UNK
V) Post's Public Affairs Section
W) UNK
X) UNK
Y) UNK
Z) UNK


Details on Individuals Involved


AA) UNK
BB) UNK
CC) UNK
DD) UNK


3. (SBU) Action officer at post handling incident is ARSO
David Dioguardi, reachable via 011-517-4386 and
dioguardidb@state.gov.
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