In the evening on 02/07/06, the
gauge operator drove to his residence to retrieve paperwork. At 1830, when the operator returned to his truck he noticed his
Troxler Model 3440 (s/n 32207 8 millicuries
Cs-137 and 40 millicuries
Am-241/Be) was missing. The theft was reported to local law enforcement. The
gauge was locked in the bed of the truck. The company's Radiation Safety Officer is enroute to conduct an investigation.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Sources that are "Less than
IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as
moisture density gauges or thickness
gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.