The following information was received via facsimile from the
Alabama Office of Radiation Control:
On the morning of April 24, 2009 at approximately 1120 am CDT, the Alabama Office of Radiation Control received a phone call from representatives of BF Goodrich in Tuscaloosa, Alabama advising the [State] Agency of the discovery of two missing general licensed devices containing radioactive material. The representatives of BF Goodrich indicated that on April 23, 2009, two NDC model 103 profile gauges containing 150 millicuries each of Am-241 were discovered to be missing. The gauges were installed at the facility but had not been in use for an extended period of time. The shutter for each of the devices were reported as closed. The serial numbers reported were 13311 and 13312. The gauges were possessed and used under a general license registration. Representatives of BF Goodrich continue to investigate the incident and will provide a written report within 30 days.
Alabama Incident 09-15
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.