The US Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) informs: "Approximately 30 pounds of highly enriched uranium has been removed from a research reactor in Venezuela and transported to Savannah River Site (SRS) for processing and reuse. The 13.5 kilograms of uranium, enriched above 20%, supported physics and nuclear research at the RV-1 reactor in the Altos Mirandinos facility; after 1991 this uranium became "surplus material."

The UK and the IAEA assisted the US to transport the radioactive materials