Wednesday, May 5th, 1999

We Expect That NATO Planes Will Bomb VINCA

    Dear friends,

    Something which we feared that might happen, seems very likely. I can confirm now we expect that NATO planes will bomb VINCA Institute. In the passed several days we received this warning, but today we got this information as serious threat from the highest authorities.

    Our reactor is not working for more than 15 years, but the significant amount of 235-U enriched and unused fuel is still in its interior. Highly radioactive material for everyday activities is also located in several research laboratories.

    I fear that a big disaster may occur. In the worst case, no Balkan and even European country would be safe. Not to mention ecological catastrophe. I still hope that this disaster could be avoided, unless we are already late.

    I would appreciate if you succeed in informing as many people as possible on the eventual tragedy. God bless you.

Petar Adzic

    VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences
Laboratory of Physics (010)
P.O. Box 522, 11001 Belgrade
Tel: (381 11) 444-7965 or 455-041
Fax:(381 11) 455-041
peter.adzic@cern.ch