Project Sapphire Uranium Extraction Operation
Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Kazakhstan and Iran
Source: Times Now News
Project Sapphire was a covert operation in 1994 where the US, in cooperation with Kazakhstan, removed 600 kg of highly enriched uranium from the Ulba Metallurgical Facility to reduce nuclear proliferation risks. The uranium was poorly secured after the Soviet Union's dissolution and was intended to fuel Alfa-class submarines. The operation involved 31 technicians working for almost four weeks, and
Project Information FAQ
Project Information
Want to explore the full details? View the full report
Participants
Sponsoring Agency | Obfuscated Data |
Company | Obfuscated Data |
Status
Original status | planned |
Taiyo status | Obfuscated Data |
Taiyo last update | 00-00-0000 |
Available timestamps | 00-00-0000 |
Available timestamp type | Obfuscated Data |
Contact
Contact name | Obfuscated Data |
Phone | 0000000000 |
ObfuscatedData@email.com | |
Address | Obfuscated Data, Obfuscated data, obfuscated data, Obfuscated data |
Description
Description | Project Sapphire was a covert operation in 1994 where the US, in cooperation with Kazakhstan, removed 600 kg of highly enriched uranium from the Ulba Metallurgical Facility to reduce nuclear proliferation risks. The uranium was poorly secured after the Soviet Union's dissolution and was intended to fuel Alfa-class submarines. The operation involved 31 technicians working for almost four weeks, and the uranium was shipped to Delaware in specialized containers. Currently, there are reports that the US is considering a similar military operation to extract approximately 450 kg of uranium from Iran, which would require a ground invasion due to hostile relations and strong resistance from Iran. |
Original sub-sector | Obfuscated |
Original Currency | USD |
Original budget | 000000000000000 |
Procurement method | Obfuscated Data |
Budget | 000000000000000 |
Location
Region | Obfuscated |
Country | Obfuscated |
State | Obfuscated Data |
County | Obfuscated |
Location | Obfuscated Data, Obfuscated data, obfuscated data, Obfuscated data |
Source
Source reliability | High |
Data quality score | 100% |
Source | Obfuscated Data |
URL | obfuscated_data,obfuscateddata.com |
More Details
Project Type | Obfuscated Data |
Article Published Date | Obfuscated Data |