[ RadSafe ] Illinois Hospital Loses Radioactive Material

[Steven Dapra]

July 23

         Yeah.  What was the "lead-lined safe" doing still in a 
building where a demolition job was going on?  Shouldn't it have been 
removed when the occupants and their furniture, computers, etc. were 
moved out so the job could begin?  Of course the answer is "yes," so 
why wasn't it?

Steven Dapra


At 08:56 AM 7/23/2010, Strickert, Rick wrote:

>"The lead-lined safe [holding radioactive material] at the Riverside 
>Medical Center in Kankakee was not located when construction workers 
>finished a demolition job at the medical center on July 13"
>
>For anyone who has worked with licensed radioactive materials or has 
>been a radiation safety officer, or has been audited by a licensing 
>agency, this sentence is simply jaw-dropping.
>
>Rick Strickert
>Austin, TX