The following information was provided by the
Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (
BRC) via telephone and email:
On 8/21/23 at 1751 EDT, BRC received notification from the Blue Marlin Engineering radiation safety officer (RSO) that a Troxler 3430 Gauge (serial number 76 464, Cs-137 77-17679, Am/Be 78-12867) was reported stolen from a work site in Apopka, FL. The RSO does not know when the loss of control occurred. The device was last used at approximately 1100 EDT on 8/21/23 prior to the authorized user (AU) traveling for lunch. Upon returning from lunch, the AU noticed the device was no longer under his control.
An initial incident report [is planned] to be submitted by the Florida Department of Health on 8/22/23.
- * * UPDATE ON 8/22/23 AT 0814 EDT FROM MONROE COOPER TO ADAM KOZIOL * * *
RSO believes device was likely stolen, but states there is a possibility it has been filled into a ditch on the work site. Orange County Police Report: 23-51399.
Florida Incident Number: FL23-128
Notified: R1DO (Gray), NMSS (email), ILTAB (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