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Stolen Radiography Camera

The dark room on a licensee's truck parked at a hotel in Austin, TX, was broken into during the night, and the container with a QSA Global model 880 D radiography camera containing 33.7 Ci of Ir-192 (IAEA Category 2 source), along with the guide tube and crank cables and a portable electric generator, was stolen. The local law enforcement agency (LLEA) was contacted and responded to the scene. Search for the source is continuing. The State of Texas issued a Press Release and the licensee issued a reward see http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/releases/20110719a.shtm.

Location: Acuren Inspections, Inc., Austin, TX
Event date: Tue, 19-07-2011
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