The following information was provided by the State of
Texas via email:
On December 30, 2013, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] was notified by the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) they had received a call from their security company stating the alarm at their facility had activated. The security company also called local law enforcement (LLE) who had responded. The RSO stated when they arrived at the location, they found a hole had been cut in the side of the metal building where the storage area for their exposure devices is located. The lock on the outer storage vault had been cut, but the lock on the inner vault was still intact. The RSO stated it appeared no radioactive material was removed from the facility. The RSO stated the building lights, which are always on, were off when he arrived. The RSO stated LLE is sending a team to take finger prints in the area. The RSO stated the hoods off of six of their trucks had been removed and are missing. The RSO stated he was waiting for LLE to complete their work before he opens the storage vault. The RSO stated he will update this Agency as soon as they complete their inspection of the facility. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300.
Texas Incident #: I-9144
- * * UPDATE AT 0716 EST ON 12/30/13 FROM ART TUCKER TO S. SANDIN * * *
The following update was received via email:
On December 30,2013, at 0552 hours0.00639 days <br />0.153 hours <br />9.126984e-4 weeks <br />2.10036e-4 months <br />, the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) contacted the Agency and stated they had accounted for all of their sources, none were missing. The RSO stated Local Law Enforcement (LLE) had completed processing the scene. The RSO stated one of their trucks had been stolen. The truck has a tracking device on it and they had located the truck using the device. The RSO stated the truck was located about five mile from the licensee's address. Local Law enforcement is investigating. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300.
Notified R4DO (Whitten),
FSME (McIntosh),
FSME Events Resource (email) and
ILTAB (email).