The following information was received via E-mail:
On 9/7/2021 the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection was notified that a licensee Authorized User's (AU) car was stolen in Jersey City with a portable gauge inside. The gauge and vehicle were both recovered on 9/8/2021 and are currently in the licensee's possession. An update will be provided once additional information from the licensee is obtained."
- * * UPDATE FROM SARAH SANDERLIN TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 1621 EDT ON 9/9/2021 * * *
The following information was received via E-mail:
On 9/7/2021 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) received notification from a licensee that an AU's car was stolen while containing radioactive material. NJDEP was informed by the licensee that the AU's personal vehicle was stolen from his residence in Jersey City on the night of 9/6/2021. The AU reported the missing vehicle to the police (report to be sent to NJDEP staff when received). By 1459 EDT on 9/8/2021 the AU found their vehicle on the street and notified the police who then released the vehicle back to them. The gauge was still secured in the vehicle with no signs of being tampered with.
Troxler portable gauge, Model 3430, S/N 20606 containing 9 mCi of Cs-137 and 44mCi of Am/Be-241.
Notified R1DO (Dentel) and NMSS Events Notification group.
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