A Humboldt
moisture density gauge was
stolen from a job site in Monroe County. Also
stolen were tools and another
moisture density gauge (see
EN #42815). The
gauge was locked in its transportation container, which was chained to the building inside a locked storage shed. The
Pennsylvania Police in Swift Water were notified.
The following information was provided:
Humboldt Model HS5001EZ, S/N 3541
Cs-137 source: 10 milliCurie
Am-241:Be source: 40 milliCurie
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.