The State provided the following information via email:
At approximately 4:00 PM June 29, 2007, the Agency [Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency] was informed that the Licensee had a pickup truck stolen with a Troxler Model 3440 gauge, SN 35574. The theft occurred at approximately 2:40 PM when someone jumped into the truck, which was running while the employee loaded tools. The truck is a white 2006 Chevrolet. The Troxler gauge was locked in a 16 gauge steel tool box with a hardened and anti-theft designed lock and hasp. The steel box is bolted to the frame of the truck. The gauge contains 8 mCi of Cesium-137 and 40 mCi Am:Be-241.
Phoenix PD is investigating and has issued report number 2007-71277015
The Agency continues to investigate this event.
The states of CA, NV, CO, UT, and NM, FBI, and Mexico are being notified of this event.
Arizona Event Number: 07-009
- * * UPDATE FROM AUBREY GODWIN TO JOE O'HARA VIA E-MAIL AT 1230 ON 7/5/07 * * *
As of 4:00 PM July 3, 2007, the vehicle and device have been recovered. There is evidence the device was removed from the shipping container and the source possibly exposed. The Agency continues to investigate this event and the possible exposure of individuals.
The states of CA, NV, CO, UT, and NM and Mexico and U.S. NRC and FBI are being notified of this event.
Supplemental Notice: 07-009S.
Notified R4DO(Powers), FSME(Moore), Mexico (via e-mail) and ILTAB (via e-mail)
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.