Posted on 12/16/2024 8:46:31 AM PST by bitt
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has confirmed that radioactive material was lost in transit earlier this month, heightening fears about public safety and sparking theories about mysterious drone activity in New Jersey.
Officer Lew, a prominent political commentator, highlighted the NRC’s event report during a review of regulatory alerts.
“While looking at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Alerts. I can confirm that there is radioactive material that has gone missing on Dec 2nd, 2024 out of New Jersey. This might be the reason for the drones… just speculation at this point,” he wrote.
The missing material, identified as a Ge-68 pin source manufactured by Eckert & Ziegler, was reported lost by its licensee on December 3, 2024. Shipped for disposal, the container arrived at its destination severely damaged and empty.
According to the NRC’s report, the radioactive source, while classified as “Less than IAEA Category 3,” still poses potential risks if mishandled or exposed for prolonged periods.
According to the report:
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT – SOURCE LOST IN TRANSIT
The following information was provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) via email:
“The licensee reported to NJDEP on December 3, 2024, that a Ge-68 pin source that they sent for disposal has been lost in transit on December 2, 2024. The source is a Eckert & Ziegler model HEGL-0132, with current approximate activity of 0.267 mCi. The shipping container arrived at its destination damaged and empty. The licensee has filed a claim with the shipper. If the source is not located within the 30 days, the licensee will follow-up with a full written report to include root cause(s) and corrective actions.
“This event is reportable under 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii).”
New Jersey Event Report ID number: To be determined
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A ‘Less than Cat 3’ LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Sources that are “Less than IAEA Category 3 sources,” are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly – although it is unlikely – temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.
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About as much as I trust a headline on the Gateway Pundit.
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2024/20241213en.html
Event Notification Report for December 13, 2024
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AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SOURCE LOST IN TRANSIT
The following information was provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) via email:
“The licensee reported to NJDEP on December 3, 2024, that a Ge-68 pin source that they sent for disposal has been lost in transit on December 2, 2024. The source is a Eckert & Ziegler model HEGL-0132, with current approximate activity of 0.267 mCi. The shipping container arrived at its destination damaged and empty. The licensee has filed a claim with the shipper. If the source is not located within the 30 days, the licensee will follow-up with a full written report to include root cause(s) and corrective actions.
“This event is reportable under 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii).”
New Jersey Event Report ID number: To be determined
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A ‘Less than Cat 3’ LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Sources that are “Less than IAEA Category 3 sources,” are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. “
For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
This is standard industrial stuff.
Its used all over country for many applications and yes it some times goes missing. This is not an event that would cause the government to go all out to recover it because it poses such a small potential for harm.
Could it be used as a dirty bomb? No there is not enough of it and its not that deadly. If you blew it up with conventional explosives all it would do is make a small Haz-Mat mess.
They are looking for something but this is not it. If it were I would be relived.
Cover story. Missing dirty bomb material won’t cause widespread panic like a missing Ukrainian nuclear warhead will.
IF this is the reason for the drones, they aren’t very effective at finding nuclear (or nucular, as W would say) devices.
Great training exercise for the NSS/NESt teams!
And yes, they now have drones.
The dot MIL crowd is also training up for a radiological ‘event’ - https://www.jtfcs.northcom.mil/Media/Videos/videoid/867558/
even nuke plants now have drones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97lyDoAOif4
Trust the government. They’re not morons. Totally.
There was a Highway Patrol episode ...
every day the noose grows tighter ; the noose being administered by state security services
The shipping container being damaged severely is a little more troubling than "misplaced".
Sounds more like it could have been taken taken from the container. I'm betting the container was more than a cardboard box.
it’s a tiny amount.
Now we know what some of the drones are looking for.
From what I understand they lost a small and depleted radioactive medical source. It has been years since I dealt with radioactive sources and the nomenclature has been changed but from what I gather it is less than 0.1 curies. That’s pretty weak. However prolonged exposure could be deadly.
Speculation is that the drones are seeking radiation sources, and so this little news item may reassure the public that there is nothing serious to worry about.
But it might not be true, and the drones may actually be searching for a serious threat.
I don't see them sending this much drone activity for a pin source that isn't that dangerous.
It's worth hunting for, yes. They should find it and secure it. But it's orders of magnitude smaller than anything that would constitute a "dirty bomb", etc. Nothing-burger.
If they're telling the truth about what it is. Which is.... not guaranteed.
Same thing I said. Great minds think alike.
Why fly drones over NJ if a nuke plant has had an issue in IN or OH? Not following you here...
......biden.......no question......
Normal prevailing winds are west to east.
So—if there were a nuclear “release” into the air in Indiana or Ohio it would drift towards the Eastern seaboard based on specific weather conditions.
I was just wondering the same thing, perhaps a “Sum of all Fears” scenario. Next year is going to a bumpy ride to be sure.
Not only did the drones start in Nov, but the locals mentioned that they did not show up on Thanksgiving day, which tells me that these are US drones.
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