Article
Deposit No. 1182
Syria uses phosphate rock (also containing uranium) mined from the Charkiet deposit to produce phosphoric acid at the Homs fertilizer plant.
Page
NTI at 20
Article
Al-Safir Missile Base
Houses a Scud missile base, missile storage, chemical weapons production, and weaponization and testing facilities.
Article
Aleppo Missile Factory
An underground facility producing several variants of Scud and possibly Chinese M-9 missiles.
Article
Cyclotron Facility
Produces radioisotopes for medical applications, such as positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
Article
Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS)
Conducts research and training on atomic energy and handles the extraction, processing, import, export, and control of radioactive materials.
Article
Nuclear Analytical Laboratory
Syria agreed to convert the research reactor located at Der Al-Hadjar to one fueled by low-enriched uranium (LEU).
Article
Radioactive Waste Management Division (RWMD)
In 2011, IAEA inspectors confirmed the existence of previously undeclared radioactive waste material.
Article
Radiological and Nuclear Regulatory Office (RNR)
The RNR Office consists of: Licensing & inventory, medical & industrial inspections, border control, nuclear safety, and studies & safety assessment.
Article
Der Al-Hadjar Nuclear Research Center
Is Syria’s only research reactor, the Chinese-supplied SRR-1 Miniature Neutron Source Reactor.