'Dangerous' radioactive material stolen in Mexico

BBC ^ | 4/16/2015

[McGruff]

Mexican authorities have issued an alert for five states after the theft of potentially dangerous radioactive materials.

Mexico's civil protection agency says that the material can cause death within hours or days if mishandled.

[Diogenesis]

No doubt Obola, the undocumented criminal from Indonesia,
and his EXEMPT sycophants in Congress, will make sure
the material is Quartered
(as were the Islamic terrorists
and the incurable diseases before it) ...
and as usual ...
there will be NO, none, zed, zero
Accountability for the TREASON.

[Nifster]

OMG! I love that graphic.... it so physics ;)

[RJS1950]

Yeah, it was at least 5 years ago if not more. The containers were left inside old radiation treatment devices that were being scrapped. As always, Mexico is vying to be on the edge of 4th world status. Mexico never has been and never will be a “friend” of the U.S.

[SgtHooper]

More dental re-rods, I suspect.

[G Larry]

I don’t mean to be “critical”, but are the control rods in the water in this pic?

[null and void]

Control rods are for sissies...

[Clay Moore]

In 1984, Cobalt 60 out of a cancer treatment machine ended up spread around the US and Mexico after it was improperly scrapped.

http://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/01/science/nuclear-spill-at-juarez-looms-as-one-of-worst.html

[b4its2late]

LOL... Good point.

[Ozark Tom]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/04/stolen-radioactive-material-found-in-mexico/

[RJS1950]

Seems like there was an incident a number of years before that. Maybe my kids are right; maybe I am going senile.

Nope, I just waited a minute and I still remember why I’m posting this so I’m not...what was I going to say?

[SpinnerWebb]

extend his hours of play if the course glowed in the dark

That's not exactly how the briefing went down..

Foriegn Affairs agent: "Sir, this stuff is really dangerous. Handle it for long and your balls will glow in the dark"

Obama: (thinking) 'balls... balls... what are...OH! Golf Balls! Midnight Links!'

"Excellent"

[rawcatslyentist]

Now now, they’re just stealing the potentially dangerous radioactive materials that Americans are unwilling to steal themselves. /Jeb Speak