The following is a summary of information provided by the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment via email:
The licensee reported a static eliminator containing 10 Ci of Po-210 was lost in Wheatridge, Colorado.
Manufacturer: NRD, LLC
Model number: P-2021
Isotope: Po-210
Activity: 10 Ci
Event report ID number: CO250034
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 3' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
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