The Algerian Nuclear Problem, 1991 - Images

Image 1 - Algeria's Ain Oussera nuclear reactor site; satellite image taken 7 May 2000. The reactor complex is the set of installations in the middle of the right side of the square. The Es Salam reactor is the prominent white rectangle. The area to the left of the reactor site may be housing for staff. The white area above is an airstrip. The Web site of the Institute for Science and International Security includes a detailed evaluation of an earlier image, showing the location of other structures (cooling towers, etc.), as well as other photos and images of the Ain Ouserra complex.

 

Image 2 - Ain Ouserra nuclear reactor site; satellite image taken 16 July 2002. (Image produced by SpaceImaging and provided by ISIS.)

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