Two
Troxler Gauges stolen from storage container at temporary jobsite. NCDOT
Gauge Manager called NC Radioactive Materials Branch at 7:45
AM to alert AGENCY. Only two
gauges were
stolen, and a torch was used to cut the security lock from the container.
Location of job site: NC Highway 98 Bypass in Wake Forest, NC.
Troxler Model 3450, Serial #298 - 8 mCi (milliCuries) CS-137, 40 mCi Am-241.
Troxler Model 4640B, Serial #952 - 8 mCi Cs-137.
The Agreement State notified: NC PIO, FBI, SBI, Troxler, and the NCHP.
NC Incident # 05-34.
- * * UPDATE ON 10/3/2005 @ 11:25 FROM JEFFRIES TO ABRAMOVITZ * * *
Troxler 3450 S/N 298 Cs-137 8 mCi S/N 750-5221 and Am-241:Be 40 mCi S/N 472355
Troxler 4640B S/N 952 Cs-137 8 mCi S/N 50-9198
Chain link fence was cut with bolt cutters. Gauges were stored in rear of tractor trailer storage unit. Torch and bolt cutters used to remove lock on trailer. Gauges with cases no longer on site. Both gauges had trigger locks and were locked in respective cases.
Contacted the R1DO (Rogge), the NMSSEO (Morell), and E-mailed TAS.
- * * UPDATE AT10:05 EST ON 11/16/05 FROM JEFFRIES TO KNOKE * * *
The State provided an update indicating one of the Troxler gauges (4640B, s/n 952) was recovered in a scrap metal yard. The source and shielding were intact and in place. Investigation is continuing.
Notified R1DO (Barkley), R2DO (Evans),
NMSS (Burgess), and TAS (Whitney email)