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20
Forensic Investigation
of a Highly Enriched
Uranium Sample
Interdicted in Bulgaria
Just after midnight on May 29, 1999, alert border security guards stopped Urskan
H
ani,
a
T
urkish
nat
ional,
at
a
b
order
c
rossing
i
n
R
use,
B
ulgaria,
r
eturning
f
rom
a
b
usiness
t
rip
t
o
T
urkey.
A
lerted
b
y
h
is
s
uspicious
b
ehavior
a
nd
l
ack
o
f
l
uggage,
t
he
g
uards
s
earched
M
r.
H
ani’s
ca
r
a
nd
d
iscovered
a
b
ill
o
f
l
ading,
w
ritten
i
n
C
yrillic,
f
or
a
q
uantity
o
f
“
99.99%
u
ranium-235.”
T
hey
a
lso
f
ound
a
2
.5-kg
me
tallic
P
b
c
on-
tainer
(Figure 20.1) hidden within a portable air compressor in the trunk of the car.
I
nside
t
he
P
b
s
hielding
“
pig”
w
as
a
g
lass
a
mpoule
lled
w