The State provided the following information via email:
[The] licensee called to report [that] one of their
Troxler 3430
gauges (serial number 33503- 8 mCi
Cs-137 / 40 mCi Am 241/Be) was missing from their temporary storage site at a storage facility in Temecula. The
gauge was reported to be locked in the storage facility, in a locked cage, inside a locked storage box at around 1000 on May 10, 2005. A second
gauge user noticed the other
gauge was not in the storage box when he locked his
gauge in the box yesterday. The second
gauge user was able to contact the first
gauge user this morning at 0630. The first
gauge user confirmed the
gauge had been locked in the storage box yesterday and it should have been there. There was no evidence of forced entry and the
gauge user states he did lock the
gauge in the storage area yesterday. A report was filed with the Riverside Sheriff/Temecula Police (TE0513033). The
RSO will forward the
gauge users statement regarding this incident. For corrective action the
RSO plans to have a counseling session with the
gauge user immediately and will give additional training regarding
gauge security and emergency procedures within the next month.