Radiation Center is preparing to remove the remnants of war from another three sites in Dhi Qar

It announced the Directorate of Dhi Qar , theenvironment, access prevention center team of radiation at the Ministry of Science and Technology to the province, to remove radioactive materials from three locations remnants of war , "asserting that Dhi Qar will be the first Iraqi province" free from radioactive contamination. " 
The director of Dhi Qar environment, Mohsen Aziz, in an interview (long - Presse) that " the work of a team of prevention Centre of radiation in the Ministry of Science and Technology, arrived in the province, to directly raise the radioactive from the last remnants of war three contaminated sites in circles electricity southwest networks Directorate, and transported to the quarry Crusaders ( 50 km south of the city of Nasiriyah), noting that " the team will work over a full month to become later Dhi Qar , the first Iraqi province free from radioactive contamination." 
Aziz said, " the environment Directorate has already identified seven sites contaminated by radiation havebeen four of them cleanse and hoped that The remaining three cleansing during the current visit of the team prevention Centre of radiation , "noting that" the work of remnants of war lifted from three contaminated sites carried out in coordination between the ministries of science and technology, health, environment and management of the province, as well as the Ministry of Electricity , which has committed to financing the transfer of contaminated materials. " 
He stressed Director of Dhi Qar environment on "preservation and other stakeholders administration 'skeenness to provide a safe and free environment from pollution in Dhi Qar." 
the province of Dhi Qar, have set up in 2007 a ​​special quarry waste warships contaminated with radiation in the Crusaders desert region, as the teams of prevention Centre radiation transfer of part of the remnants ofwar contaminated by radiation him in cooperation with the ministries of health, environment and science and technology. 
Under the law protecting and improving the environment No. 27 for the year 2009 which was approved by Iraq 's presidency Council on 13-12-2009 on protecting and improving the environment through the removal and treatment of the damage found in or who undergone and the preservation of public health , natural resources, biodiversity and cultural and natural heritage and to ensure sustainable development and theachievement of international and regional cooperation in this area. 
the province of Dhi Qar, position the city of Nasiriyah, witnessed a series of military operations and aerial bombardment during the years of the Iraq war - Iran ( 1980-1988) and the second Gulf war (1991) and theprocess of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 , where the international coalition forces used various kinds ofweapons and missiles, especially rockets with depleted uranium in their composition, which is a waste of radioactive contamination sources in the province.