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An outgoing shipment of scrap metal from t … An outgoing shipment of scrap metal from the Yaffe Iron and Metal Company detected a radioactive source when going through the monitoring process. It is thought an orphaned radioactive source entered the scrap metal yard with an unmonitored shipment of aluminum. Upon further investigation, a radioactive metal rod of about 15 inches long was discovered in the outgoing shipment of scrap metal. Initial readings indicate a dose about a 200 mRem at 2 inches from a metal box that contains the source. Based on the use of a G-M detector, the activity is estimated to be 3.75 Ci. The metal box is constructed of one quarter inch steel. Initial portable gamma spectrometry indicates the source is Radium-226. The source is currently locked in the metal box. The State of Oklahoma is currently on the scene investigating and will determine a list of potential individuals who may have been exposed to the source. A preliminary assessment has determined that one individual received about 600 mRem to the hand.</br>THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL</br>Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf</br>This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 sourceg categorized as a less than Category 3 source +
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An outgoing shipment of scrap metal from t … An outgoing shipment of scrap metal from the Yaffe Iron and Metal Company detected a radioactive source when going through the monitoring process. It is thought an orphaned radioactive source entered the scrap metal yard with an unmonitored shipment of aluminum. Upon further investigation, a radioactive metal rod of about 15 inches long was discovered in the outgoing shipment of scrap metal. Initial readings indicate a dose about a 200 mRem at 2 inches from a metal box that contains the source. Based on the use of a G-M detector, the activity is estimated to be 3.75 Ci. The metal box is constructed of one quarter inch steel. Initial portable gamma spectrometry indicates the source is Radium-226. The source is currently locked in the metal box. The State of Oklahoma is currently on the scene investigating and will determine a list of potential individuals who may have been exposed to the source. A preliminary assessment has determined that one individual received about 600 mRem to the hand.</br>THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL</br>Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf</br>This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 sourceg categorized as a less than Category 3 source
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