The State of
Florida was notified at 0630 EST on 2/6/14, that the cab of a
gauge user's truck was broken into and the case containing a
Troxler Moisture-Density Gauge was
stolen overnight at the
gauge user's residence located in West Palm Beach, FL. The
gauge, a model 3440, was properly stowed and locked in its case.
This gauge contained 5.7 mCi of Cs-137, and 39.1 mCi of Am-241:Be.
Local Law Enforcement is on-scene conducting an investigation.
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