[ RadSafe ] Stolen cobalt-60 found in Mexico; curious thieves likely doomed

[Jim Hardeman]

Oops -- unit error. I meant ~700 R/min. Sorry about that.

Jim


On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:56 PM, <roseb at gdls.com> wrote:

> Jim:
>
> Your math is a bit off, the specific gamma-ray constant for Co-60 is 1.37
> R/hr @ 1 m.  The exposure rate from a 3,000 Ci Co-60 source would be much
> higher than 700 rad/h at 1 ft (~0.33 m).
>
> Henry
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> Re: [ RadSafe ] Stolen cobalt-60 found in Mexico; curious thieves likely
> doomed
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> Doomed? Probably so. If I did my math right, they would have been looking
> at ~700 rad/h at a foot.
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> The question is, will medical personnel be able to make a proper diagnosis
> of ARS?
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> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Boing, Lawrence E. <lboing at anl.gov> wrote:
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> > That's what I read somewhere yesterday as well ....3,000 Curies....
> >
> > L Boing
> > lboing at anl.gov
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:
> > radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Lemieux, Bryan P
> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 12:10 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Stolen cobalt-60 found in Mexico; curious
> thieves
> > likely doomed
> >
> > I read 3000 Ci.....
> >
> > On Dec 5, 2013 11:39 AM, "Estabrooks, H Bates (IHK)" <
> > estabrookshb at y12.doe.gov> wrote:
> > Has anyone revealed/published the activity of the source?
> >
> > Bates Estabrooks
> > Y-12 NSC
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:
> > radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison - CDPHE, Tony
> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 11:31 AM
> > To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> > Subject: [ RadSafe ] Stolen cobalt-60 found in Mexico; curious thieves
> > likely doomed
> >
> > MEXICO CITY - The carjackers who set off international alarm bells by
> > absconding with a truckload of highly radioactive material most likely
> had
> > no idea what they were stealing and will probably die soon from
> exposure,
> > Mexican authorities said at the end of a brief national scare...
> >
> > The cobalt-60 was found, removed from its casing, in a rural area near
> the
> > town of Hueypoxtla about 25 miles from where the truck was stolen.
> Jimenez
> > suspected that curiosity got the better of the thieves and they opened
> the
> > box. So far the carjackers have not been arrested, but authorities
> expect
> > they will not live long.
> >
> >
> >
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> http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/stolen-cobalt-60-found-in-mexico-curious-thieves-likely-doomed/2013/12/05/262ef990-5d66-11e3-8d24-31c016b976b2_story.html?hpid=z1
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> >
> > Tony Harrison, MSPH
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