[ RadSafe ] Radioactive gauge stolen in Bend

[John Jacobus]

I assume that the pickup truck was really the target
of the theft.  The gauge was a bonus item.

--- Gerry Blackwood <gpblackwood at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Radioactive gauge stolen in BendBright yellow
> plastic housing easily identifiable 
> Bright yellow heavy plastic box marked with
> radiation labels should be easy to spot.
> 
> 
> Bend.com news sources
> Posted: Friday, March 4, 2005 4:29 PM
> On Friday morning at approximately 7:00 a.m. the
> Bend Police Department received a report of a theft
> from a motor vehicle of a moisture density gauge
> which contains radiation. The radiation-containing
> gauge was stolen overnight from a brown Chevy pickup
> parked at the Holiday Inn Express. 
> Terry Lindsey, manager of Radiation Protection
> Services, Department of Human Services, said the
> missing equipment is a bright yellow Troxler Model
> 3440 nuclear gauge (serial number 35472) that has
> two radiation sources, both contained in a lead
> shield. “The gauge is carried in a bright yellow
> heavy plastic box marked with radiation labels”, he
> said. The gauge is approximately 3’ x 1 ½’ x 1 ½’
> and is very heavy.
> 
> The gauge, used in road construction testing, was
> chained and locked in the cab of a pickup overnight.
> It is the same model as one that was lost and
> recovered two years ago in the Portland metropolitan
> area and the same model as a gauge stolen this fall
> in Simi Valley, California.
> 
> When a crime of this nature occurs it is reported to
> the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
> http://www.nrc.gov/
> 
> The radiation contained in the gauge is shielded.
> However, if the equipment We are concerned that the
> gauge could be discarded anywhere by the persons who
> stole the gauge.Terry LindseyRadiation Protection
> Services, Department of Human Serviceswere used
> improperly or tampered with, the individual could
> receive burned hands or serious radiation exposure.
> “We are concerned that the gauge could be discarded
> anywhere by the persons who stole the gauge”, said
> Lindsey. “Anyone who may find this device should not
> try to open its locking mechanisms. Improper use of
> the device can result in exposure to dangerous
> levels of radiation,” he said. 
> 
> If this gauge is located, please contact law
> enforcement, who will, in turn, contact the
> Hazardous Materials Team to respond to pick it up.
> Anyone with any information regarding this theft or
> the location of the gauge is asked to contact the
> Bend Police Department. Anyone having questions
> about the device may contact radiation protection
> staff at DHS at (503) 731-4014. Photos and
> information on the gauge and transport container are
> on the Web at
> http://troxlerlabs.com/PRODUCTS/3440.shtml .
> 
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-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
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