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VAN CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL STOLEN
WBIR Television, Knoxville, TN ^ | 6/26/2002 | Stephanie Anderson

Posted on 06/26/2002 8:11:20 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob

A state van containing a gauge with small amounts of radioactive material has been stolen.

The device containing the radioactive material is in a case about the size of a suitcase. It was located in the back of a van operated by a Tennessee Department of Transportation employee in Corryton.

The gauge is used for measuring moisture density in road construction and does not pose an immediate threat if it is remains in tact.

Officials say if the radioactive sources are exposed or removed from their sealed container could present a radiation hazard.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: radioactive; source; stolen
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They're saying that it's not a large source, and couldn't be used in a bomb. Still and all, kind of worrisome.
1 posted on 06/26/2002 8:11:20 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Here's a picture of the device they're looking for:


2 posted on 06/26/2002 8:14:49 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Umm, well, I was in the, ahem, shower and

3 posted on 06/26/2002 8:15:13 PM PDT by kinghorse
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Most likely a "Troxler". Very common at construction sites where soil compaction is done. This meter tells whether or not compaction requirements are met. Very low emmisions. Nothing to worry about.
4 posted on 06/26/2002 8:15:44 PM PDT by umgud
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To: Tennessee_Bob
It'll show up in a pawnshop in a day or two.
5 posted on 06/26/2002 8:18:02 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Tennessee_Bob
The radiation in these devices is so minimal it doesn't matter. Although the boss isn't very happy because the tester is quite expensive. I had to use one to test the cap at the city dump one day. Me and my co-worker tested a bunch of areas and in one of the last areas tested it broke through the dirt cap and hit this weird red liquid. My co-worker pulls the probe out of the ground looks at it and then smells it. It was a DUMP for goodness sakes but it smelled like cherry. LOL.
7 posted on 06/26/2002 8:18:45 PM PDT by Sawdring
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Now we know where they get the base for Luden's Cough Drops....
8 posted on 06/26/2002 8:20:25 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
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9 posted on 06/26/2002 8:20:46 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
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To: jbind
You beat me to the nighttime shower!
10 posted on 06/26/2002 8:20:47 PM PDT by codebreaker
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11 posted on 06/26/2002 8:22:13 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
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To: Tennessee_Bob
LOL, if it was only that easy.
12 posted on 06/26/2002 8:22:31 PM PDT by Sawdring
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To: umgud
Most likely a "Troxler".

Already got one.

13 posted on 06/26/2002 8:23:32 PM PDT by socal_parrot
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Chill out T Bob.

That's a Troxler nuclear density device. It has a pea-sized grain of Cesium 137 and would probably screw you up only if you swallowed it. I'm confident that a thief, not a terrorist stole it.

14 posted on 06/26/2002 8:30:44 PM PDT by Barnacle
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When that nuke waste starts rolling to Yucca Mtn., then we'll have to worry!
15 posted on 06/26/2002 8:34:39 PM PDT by brat
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To: Barnacle
Hey - I'm chilled :)

There's more radioactivity here in the town I live in than could be put in any van.

Never mentioned terrorists in my portion of the post - just that it was worrisome. I know that small sources like this - as well as much larger sources - get left in vehicles -vans, open truck beds and the like - secured only with a chain and a padlock, if that much.

While it's a small source - it's still a concern.
16 posted on 06/26/2002 8:35:03 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
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These "ALERTS" are getting really silly. And the "NEWS" items regarding anything remotely to do with the war, like "Pakistanis die in Brooklyn house fire".

Can people please post germane news. I mean when I first saw this bogus alert I thought someone stole uranium from a plant or something. Sheesh, c'mon people.

17 posted on 06/26/2002 8:43:24 PM PDT by montag813
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Interesting story. Is your friend on standby in the event that Rudolph comes down with a cold?

I drilled into a landfill in CA. The site received waste from local fruit canneries. The gas that came from the well smelled like peach schnapps. We considered bottling the leachate.

I could have been rich. I could have been - a contender!

18 posted on 06/26/2002 8:43:38 PM PDT by Barnacle
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To: Tennessee_Bob
I saw your home page. So you live near Oak Ridge. Yeah, a stolen Troxler pales in comparison.

BTW, Thanks for serving our country.

19 posted on 06/26/2002 8:53:40 PM PDT by Barnacle
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To: brat
"When that nuke waste starts rolling to Yucca Mtn., then we'll have to worry!"

Now, Now, We have been reassured by all the "experts" on FR that shipping of radioactive material across the country is 100% safe and nothing can ever happen. LOL
20 posted on 06/26/2002 8:55:31 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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