The following was excerpted from an email received from the State of New Jersey:
RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] reported that 2 portable nuclear gauges were stolen from the lab. A police report has been filed with the Woodbridge, NJ police department."
The gauges each contain: Cs-137 (10 mCi or under each) and Am/Be-241 (44 mCi or under each).
- * * UPDATE FROM JACK TWAY TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 1527 EDT ON 1/3/2018 * * *
The following was excerpted from an email received from the State of New Jersey and provides specific information about the gauges that were stolen:
1. Troxler Model 3411B, s/n 16739 containing Cs-137, not to exceed 9 mCi, AEA Technology/QSA, Inc. Model No. CDCW556 or IPL Model No. HEG-137, and Am-241/Be, not to exceed 44 mCi, AEA Technology/QSA, Inc. Model No. AMNV.997 or IPL Model No. AM1.NO2, 3021 or 3027.
2. Troxler Model 3411B, s/n 18556 containing Cs-137, not to exceed 9 mCi, AEA Technology/QSA, Inc. Model No. CDCW556 or IPL Model No. HEG-137, and Am-241/Be, not to exceed 44 mCi, AEA Technology/QSA, Inc. Model No. AMNV.997 or IPL Model No. AM1.NO2, 3021 or 3027.
Notified NRC R1DO (Werkheiser), NMSS Events Notification, and ILTAB via email.
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