Five M-22 Automatic Chemical Detectors were
stolen from the NBC Room (locked secure storage) at Fort Campbell, KY. The theft was discovered on June 10, 2005. Each device contains 20 milliCuries of
Nickel - 63. The Army Criminal Investigative Service and the Fort Campbell Military police are conducting an investigation. The Device serial number/source serial numbers are: Y14M0989/Y14C0989, Y14M08283/Y14D08283, Y14M08429/Y14D08429, Y14M08075/Y14D08075, Y14M08548/Y14D08548.
The licensee notified R3 (D. Wiedeman)
- * * UPDATE AT 10:00 AM ON 7/8/05 FROM T. GIZICKI TO P. SNYDER * * *
U. S. Army TACOM Command Rock Island, IL called to update the event. It was discovered that the detectors reported as stolen on 10 June 2005 were not stolen but inappropriately removed from a storage room. The Army found the material in another room on 20 June 2005.
Notified R3 (L. Kozak), R1 (G. Bowman), and NMSS EO (J. Hickey)
- RETRACTION AT 09:10 ON 07/12/05 FROM J. HAVENNER TO J. KNOKE ***
U. S. Army TACOM Command Rock Island, IL (Havenner) stated that upon further investigation of the incident it was concluded the radioactive material was never lost and no criminal act was involved, therefore the Event Notification is retracted.
Notified R1 (Henderson), R3 (Pelke), and
NMSS EO (Essig).