Theft of a device containig radioactive source

Print View Posted on: 16 July 2015

Event Date: 15 July 2015 Event Type: Radiation Source
Event Location: Poland, Zabrze INES Rating: 2 (Provisional)

On the 15th of July 2015 a GammaMat TI-F device containing a category 2 radioactive source (Ir-192, current activity about 1,76 TBq) was stolen from a construction site of a heat pipeline in Zabrze. The province governor and local services were informed of the event. The device is being searched for by the police.

INES Rating: 2 - Incident (Provisional) as per 16 July 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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