A
Troxler model 3430
moisture density gauge was
stolen from a locked storage trailer on a temporary jobsite on Reistertown Road in Pikesville,
MD. The
gauge serial number is #23191 and contained a 8 millicurie
Cs-137 source and 40 millicurie
Am-241 source. The
Maryland State inspectors and the Baltimore City Police are on the scene to conduct their investigation. The
Maryland Department of the Environment will be issuing a press release on 3/17/06.
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.