The State of
Kentucky Radiation Control Branch reported a
stolen radiography camera
AEA Model 880D with a 40 Curie
Ir-192 source (Camera Serial#D1121; Source Model 424-9; Source Serial #16663-B). The Camera is owned and licensed to H&H X-Ray Services that has an office located in East Point,
Kentucky. The camera was located in the radiographer's truck which was in the town of Corbin,
Kentucky in preparation for a job. The radiographer lent the truck to the assistant radiographer on Wednesday night (11/17/04). The assistant radiographer did not return with the truck all day Thursday. Without any contact with the assistant radiographer since Wednesday night, the radiographer reported the truck and camera
stolen this morning (11/19/04). The local police believe they saw the truck parked at a home in the Corbin area. The camera was locked in the truck but the assistant radiographer has a key to the camera so the current status is unknown.
The State has notified NRC Region 1 (Sheri Minnick). In addition to the other Federal agencies notified above, contacted the National Response Center (Ms. Jones).
- * * UPDATE 1420 EST ON 11/21/04 FROM CLYDE SLAUGHTER (RSO - H&H X-RAY SERVICES, INC.) TO S.SANDIN * * *
The abandoned vehicle containing the radiography camera was recovered in Wise, VA after the assistant radiographer contacted another company employee providing information as to its location. Mr. Slaughter inspected the camera and found no indication of tampering. The camera is enroute to the East Point, KY office and will later be returned to the West Monroe, LA main facility. The licensee informed the KY Department of Homeland Security (Lt. Joe England).
Notified R1DO(Dimitriadas),
NMSS(Gillen),
IRD(Wessman), TAS Duty Officer(Whitney),
NSIR(Weber, Zimmerman), Chairman Diaz(Fragoyannis),
EDO(Hsia),
DHS(Evans),
DOE(Smith),
EPA(Baumgartner), USDA(Comeau),
HHS(Miller),
FEMA(Caldwell) and
FBI.