STOLEN DENSITITY GAUGE

Print View Posted on: 06 November 2019

Event Date: 25 September 2019 Event Type: Transportation
Event Location: Mexico, Reynosa, Tamaulipas INES Rating: 2 (Provisional)

On september 25, 2019, at 15:20 UTC, a density gauge equipment (CPN model MC1) was stolen in Reynosa city, Tamaulipas State, when the personnel stopped at a convenience store, leaving the vehicle unattended. The equipment serial number is MD10700323, containing a 50 mCi Am241/Be source and a 10 mCi Cs-137 source Category 3.

INES Rating: 2 - Incident (Provisional) as per 01 October 2019
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 No
Person injured physically or casualty? No
Is there a continuing problem? No

Victor Gonzalez
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
vmgonzalez@cnsns.gob.mx
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