The following information was received from the State of
New York via fax:
As required by 10NYCRR16.15(a)(1)(ii), Callanan Industries in Ravena, NY called to report a stolen gauge. The gauge is a BSI Instruments model NW-201 gamma gauge. It contains 0.3 mCi of Cesium 137 in sealed form. The gauge was removed from its location above a conveyor line and stored in a container in a warehouse in 2011. At some point in October of 2011 several items of copper were stolen from that warehouse. It is now believed that the gauge was also stolen at that time. Callanan Industries will submit a written report as required under 16.15(a)(2). NYS BERP [Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection] will review recent reports of scrap metal yard monitor trips. Local police have been notified. A press release has not been issued. A reward has not been offered. NYS BERP internal tracking number for this incident is #970.
NY Event Report ID No. NY-12-01
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