Iran
Qom Waste Disposal Site
About
The IAEA learned of this previously undeclared waste storage facility site in 2003 and inspected the site twice in 2003 and 2004. Iran has stored liquid waste resulting from a series of uranium conversion experiments at the Tehran Nuclear Research Center at a salt marsh near Qom. 1 Additionally, Tehran shipped evaporated uranium and collectors used in atomic vapor laser isotope separation experiments to the site. 2 In respect to the latter, the IAEA stated that adequate nuclear material accountancy was not possible due to the small quantities of material. 3
Glossary
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- IAEA: Founded in 1957 and based in Vienna, Austria, the IAEA is an autonomous international organization in the United Nations system. The Agency’s mandate is the promotion of peaceful uses of nuclear energy, technical assistance in this area, and verification that nuclear materials and technology stay in peaceful use. Article III of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) requires non-nuclear weapon states party to the NPT to accept safeguards administered by the IAEA. The IAEA consists of three principal organs: the General Conference (of member states); the Board of Governors; and the Secretariat. For additional information, see the IAEA.
- Radioactive waste
- Radioactive waste: Materials which are radioactive and for which there is no further use.
- Uranium
- Uranium is a metal with the atomic number 92. See entries for enriched uranium, low enriched uranium, and highly enriched uranium.
Sources
- “Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 1 September 2004, www.iaea.org.
- “Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 15 November 2004, www.iaea.org.
- “Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 15 November 2004, www.iaea.org.