On 12/16/03 at approximately 1230
MST, a soil
moisture density gauge was
stolen from the rear of a technician's pickup truck while he was stopped for lunch at 23rd Street and Indian School. The
gauge was contained in a yellow transport case and is a
Troxler Model 3430, Serial Number 33308. The
gauge contains approximately 10 millicuries of
Cesium-137, and 40 millicuries of
Americium-241. The theft of the
gauge was reported to the
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency at approximately 1325
MST.
The licensee issued a press release offering a $500.00 reward for the recovery of the gauge.
The Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency and the licensee will continue to investigate this occurrence and report further.
The FBI, States of CA, NV, NM, CO, and the country of Mexico are being notified of this event.
- * * UPDATE PROVIDED VIA FAX BY A. GODWIN TO JEFF ROTTON AT 1405 EDT ON 08/30/04 * * *
After working hours on 08/27/04, the [Arizona Radiation Regulatory] Agency was notified by the licensee, that a non-employee had contacted them and returned the missing Troxler Model 3430 gauge.
The FBI, States of CA, NV, NM, CO and the country of Mexico are being notified of the recovery.
Notified R4DO (Jones),
NMSS (Brach), and Mexico (V. Gonzalez).