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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 41312 | 29 December 2004 20:00:00 | Agreement State | Theft of 10 Millicuries of Cadmium 109 from Personal Vehicle | Licensee reported to Radiologic Health Branch-Granada Hills (RHB-GH) the theft of an XRF fluorescence device from a parked private vehicle the night of 12/29/04 from a residence in Long Beach, CA. The device is a Nitton, Model XL-309, S/N U823NR4869, containing a radioactive sealed source, special form, 10 mCi nominal, Cadmium 109. The device was parked overnight in a private vehicle on 12/29/04 in front of a garage facing an alley. The device was in the care of an employee of the licensee after being used for a lead paint testing job in Paramount. The device was stored in the trunk of the vehicle. The employee noticed the vehicle had been broken into the next morning but did not notice the device missing until after reporting to work. Employee claimed that the alarm system was defeated. Upon discovery that the device was missing, the employee notified the employer and a police report was made by phone to the Long Beach Police Dept., East Division (Police Report No. 040106759, 562-570-5880), The device was in its transport case. RHB-GH is initiating an investigation. |