CRIME Anyone seen my radioactive material?

From: brvarin@private
Date: Tue Sep 24 2002 - 13:48:59 PDT

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    And we thought Oregon DHS just had problems with INFOSEC..... I guess
    radiation protection is lacking as well...
    
    
    Loss of dangerous equipment prompts health alert
    
    Residents who live in or travel through the areas of north Beaverton to the
    St. Johns Bridge in North Portland are warned to be on the lookout for a
    radiation-containing piece of road equipment that fell from a truck
    yesterday and has not been located.  The equipment is potentially very
    dangerous, according to public health officials at the Oregon Department of
    Human Services (DHS).
    
    "Currently, officials are looking for the equipment," says Terry Lindsey,
    radiation protection manager in DHS.  "But it's possible that someone could
    find it along the highway and not know the danger it poses."
    
    Missing is a bright yellow Troxler 3440 nucelar density gauge, along with a
    bright yellow transport container.  Both pieces are marked "Radioactive
    Material" or "Caution-Radioactive Material."
    
    "If anyone spots these items or has picked one of them up, they should
    immediately call 911," says Lindsey.  "They should not approach or handle
    the gauge. It is potentially very dangerous if the radiation inside becomes
    unshielded.  If someone has gotten close to it, he or she should seek
    medical attention."
    
    Photos of the nuclear density gauge are on the Web at
    www.troxlerlabs.com/3440.html and photos of the transport container are at
    www.troxlerlabs.com/wheels.html
    
    The truck carrying the gauge and container traveled down NW Emily Lane in
    Beaverton to NW Bethany Blvd. to NW West Union Road to NW 18th Avenue to NW
    Germantown Road to the St. Johns Bridge.
    
    Anyone with questions or concerns should call DHS radiation protection
    services at  (503) 731-4014.
    
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