At approximately 1615 EDT on 10/26/10, a vehicle containing a
Troxler Moisture Density Gauge, Model #3440, S/N 34482, with 8 mCi
Cs-137 and 40 mCi
Am-241/Be was
stolen at 1800
Alabama Ave,
SE,
DC. The
RSO reported the theft to the
DC Police who are on-scene.
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