[ RadSafe ] Re: Radioactive Material Stolen While Man In Donut Shop

[TConley at kdhe.state.ks.us]

>Now someone pleeeeeeeease tell me what the hell a rad materials was doing
in an ammo box >in the first place? Think the driver kind of violated some
DOT Laws?

Ammo boxes are an approved type A package and are frequently used to
transport nuclear medicine doses from a radiopharmacy to a client hospital
or clinic.  This is a perfectly legitimate method to transport radioactive
material.  You might also be interested to know that certain brief cases
are also commonly approved for transport too.

The violation here was that the driver left the truck running unattended
and lost control of the ammo box when he went to the donut shop.

Thomas A. Conley, RRPT, CHP
Section Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Phone: (785) 296-1565
email: tconley at kdhe.state.ks.us