The following report was received via facsimile:
Soil moisture density gauge stolen. Storage facility at jobsite broken in to. Owner has possession of keys. Owner will submit a reward for $500. Incident referred to Miami Inspection Office for investigation. No further action will be taken on this incident."
Gauge is a Troxler model 3440, serial number 35908, containing 40mCi of Am-241/Be and 8mCi of Cs-137.
Miami Police Department Case #PD091215549153. Florida Incident Number FL 09-084.
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. For additional information go to
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf