The following information was received from the State of
Florida via email:
[The State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] received a call from [the licensee] RSO to report a stolen Troxler gauge. An employee from GFA International had the gauge stolen from the back of his truck while at a convenience store. Awaiting the police report for more information.
The stolen gauge is a Troxler Moisture Density Model 3430, S/N 29415, containing two sources; 8 mCi Cs-137 and 40 mCi Am241/Be.
- * * UPDATE ON 9/20/17 AT 1215 EDT FROM TIM DUNN TO DONG PARK * * *
The following information was received from the State of Florida via email:
[The State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] received a call from [the licensee RSO] to report that the gauge has been found. A contractor onsite found the gauge on 9/19 and secured it until [the licensee RSO] could be located and took possession of the gauge on 9/20. The case has a small crack, but all radiation readings are normal.
Incident Number: FL17-256
Notified R1DO (Kennedy) and NMSS Events Notification via email.
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