The following information was provided by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Radiation Protection (the Department) via email:
On May 24, 2023, the Department was notified of a stolen nuclear density gauge. This event is reportable within 24-hours per 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i).
On May 23, 2023, an employee of the licensee reported to police that their vehicle, with a nuclear density gauge in it, was stolen earlier that day. Local, Regional, and State Police are aware of the incident and a bulletin has been issued. [The Department] has been in contact with the licensee and will update this event as soon as more information is provided.
The Department will perform a reactive inspection.
Stolen gauge details:
Troxler Model Number: 3440
Serial Number: 33833
Sources: Cesium 137, 9 millicuries; Americium 241:Be, 44 millicuries
- * * UPDATE ON 5/24/2023 AT 1340 EDT FROM JOHN CHIPPO TO IAN HOWARD * * *
The following information was provided by the Department via email:
The vehicle has been recovered with the device still secure and intact in the trunk.
Notified R1DO (Jackson), NMSS Events Notification (email), ILTAB (email), CNSC Canada (email).
PA Event Report Number: PA230016
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