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On March 9, 2023, a radiography camera containing a 4.48 TBq (121 Ci) Ir-192 source was stolen from a licensee’s truck. The radiography crew left the job site to get food at a restaurant. The radiographers failed to set the alarm on the dark room of the truck and left the key for the transport box of the radiography camera in the dark room. When they went back to the job site, they discovered that the device was missing. A search was conducted; however, the device was not found. Security footage at the fast-food restaurant was reviewed but the truck was not in the field of view of the cameras. Licensee personnel are conducting a search for the device, in coordination with Texas state regulators. Local pawn shops and scrap dealers will be notified about the theft. Local law enforcement was contacted. Based on activity, the source involved in this theft was Category 2. EN56396