The following was received form the State of
Louisiana via fax:
LA DEQ [Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality] Radiation Section was notified on Thursday July 2, 2015, 2155 [CDT], by a representative from Toulong-Wong Engineers, Inc., of the theft of a Troxler MD [Moisture Density] Portable Gauge. The gauge and transport case was stolen from the bed of a Toyota Tundra pickup [Dark Gray newer Toyota Tundra pickup] parked in the front of the operator's residence. It was secured to the truck by two end cables, the case was locked and the gauge itself was locked. The end cables were cut and the transport container and gauge were stolen. The Gauge was a Troxler, Model 3430, s/n 25042, loaded with Cs-137 9 mCi, s/n 75-7211 and Am-241 44 mCi, s/n 47-21246.
The LA [DEQ] has inspectors involved and will continue to keep NRC informed of the status of our investigation.
LA Department of Environmental Quality, Radiation Section. The call came into the 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> emergency hotline. The Baton Rouge City Police [Department] was notified and a theft report was filed.
[A] press release has been issued, with contact information, photos, and a reward for recovery.
Louisiana Incident # LA 150012
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