IAEA Media Advisory
IAEA Media Advisory 2003/2302 (23 February 2003)
News Update on Iraq Inspections
UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq,
23 February 2003
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and Iraq.
23 February 2003 -- One UNMOVIC missile
team observed a static test of the Al Samoud 2 missile conducted
at Al Rafah. A second team inspected Al Quadissiya that produces
heat-resistant components for several missile systems. A third missile
team inspected Al Melad, which is involved in the guidance and control
system for the Al Fatah missile.
An UNMOVIC chemical team inspected the Al Murage Company for Perfume
Production in Baghdad.
A joint UNMOVIC multidisciplinary/biological team inspected the
former Karbala Ammunition Filling Plant, situated 100km south of
Baghdad. This large facility, presently known as the Tabook State
Company, is dedicated to filling various types of conventional ammunitions
for the Ministry of Defense.
Another joint UNMOVIC multidisciplinary/biological team inspected
the Veterinary College at Mosul University in Mosul. A second biological
team inspected the Ninevah Food Industrial Company in Mosul.
An IAEA team conducted a car-borne radiation survey in the area
of the Al Mutanna site.
Hiro Ueki
Spokesman for UNMOVIC and the IAEA in Baghdad
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