RE: Truck carrying radioactive material

[alstonchris@netscape.net]

Two *kilograms* of radioactive iodine!!  Hokey smokes Rocky, how big was the *truck*?!!





"Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@AECL.CA> wrote:

>A colleague here was stuck in that traffic jam yesterday morning on his way

>to Montreal, and another colleague sent this news story....

> 

>Jaro 

> 

>Truck carrying radioactive material ignites on Hwy 10: Transport was headed

>to Centre de Medecins Nucleaire du Sherbrooke

>The Record (Sherbrooke) 

>Fri 02 Aug 2002 

>

>A tractor-trailer caught fire on Highway 10 early yesterday morning after

>the brakes jammed on the vehicle transporting hazardous material, according

>to Surete de Quebec spokesperson Constable Manon Gaignard. 

>

>The SQ received a call at approximately 4:15 a.m. reporting the accident

>near Carignan, involving 2 kilograms of radioactive iodine being transported

>to the Centre de Medecins Nucleaire du Sherbrooke. The substance is used for

>exams in the department of nuclear medicine to diagnose any malfunctioning

>of the thyroid glands, said CHUS spokesperson Robert Nadon. 

>

>

>The highway was closed for five hours due to the accident, with traffic

>backed up nearly 10 kilometres, to enable officials from the Minister of

>Environment to inspect the damage and contact the Canadian Nuclear Safety

>Commission. The left lane was closed to traffic until midday yesterday. 

>

>

>"The trailer burned completely," said Gaignard. A minor accident occurred on

>the other side of the road as well, she added, because of curious onlookers

>watching the blazing truck during rush hour. 

>

>

>The immediate report filed by Transport Canada shows that there was no

>radioactive spill, the material was enclosed in a protective capsule and

>remained untouched by the flames, explained Michel Cleroux, communications

>officer for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. 

>

> 

>

>





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