Stolen radioactive sources

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Event Date: 06 March 2015 Event Type: Radiation Source
Event Location: Poland, Poznan INES Rating: 1 (Provisional)

On the 6th of March 2015 total of 22 containers with Co-60 category 4 and 5 (activity between 40 MBq and 500 MBq on 2015-03-06) radioactive sources were stolen from a storehouse in Poznan. Aggregated activity of the stolen sources equals about 7 GBq. An investigation to determine the course of events and the current location of stolen sources is carried out by the police.

INES Rating: 1 - Anomaly (Provisional) as per 06 March 2015
Release beyond authorized limits? No
Overexposure of a member of the public? No
Overexposure of a worker? No
Contamination spread within the facility? No
Damage to radiological barriers (incl. fuel damage) within the facility? No
Degradation of Defence In-Depth Yes
Person injured physically or casualty? No
Is there a continuing problem? No

Maciej Drabent
National Atomic Energy Agency
maciej.drabent@paa.gov.pl
http://paa.gov.pl
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