An employee of the ALCO Corporation was working at a jobsite on Highway PR837 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico with a
CPN nuclear
gauge. About 14:55 on 2/16/05 he had walked 40 feet away from the nuclear
gauge and when he returned to the area he noticed the
gauge missing. The
gauge contain two sources, 50 millicuries Am-241and 10 millicuries of
Cs-137. A police report was being taken and that information will be provided as a later update.
No reward for the return of the gauge is being offered at this time.
- * * UPDATE ON 02/17/05 AT 0742 FROM DAVID RHOE TO GERRY WAIG * * *
The following information was received via facsimile from Mr. Rhoe:
RE: Stolen CPN Nuclear Gauge [Serial number] MD20801021
On February 16, 2005 the above nuclear gauge was stolen from a Ramon E. Ruiz Toledo vehicle. The nuclear gauge was located inside the carrying case and the case was secured by chains/padlock to the vehicle. The chain was cut and the nuclear gauge/case/chains were removed. Mr. Ruiz Toledo was inspecting the asphalt and the vehicle was temporarily out of sight due to the blind spots around the corner of the road. The handle of the nuclear gauge inside the case was not locked. The incident occurred between 3:30 to 4:00 pm on RP 837 in Guaynabo at the Barrio Camarones site. The police and NRC were immediately notified. The police report number is 05-7-132-02011.
The following media stations were notified:
Channel 2 WKAQ TV
Channel 4 WAPA TV
University of Puerto Rico TV
Today the radio stations and newspaper will be notified. There will be a reward offered for the return of the gauge.
Notified TAS DO, R1DO (Eugene Cobey),
NMSS (Sandra Wastler)