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Theft of a nuclear gauge

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Event Date: 20 September 2024 Event Type: Radiation Source Event Location: Mexico, Tijuana, Baja California. INES Rating: 1 (Provisional)

On September 20, at approximately 16:51 (UTC-22.51), the theft of a CPN nuclear densimeter, model MC-1, serial number MD10700322, was reported to the CNSNS office, which contains the following radioactive sources:

1- Am-241/Be (with an activity today of 1.75 GBq)
2- Cs–137 (with an activity today of 170 MBq).

The theft occurred when the equipment was extracted from a vehicle owned by the company LAMSYCO LABORATORIOS, S.A. de C.V., at Boulevard 2000 in the Colonia Altiplano Tijuana, Baja California, México at approximately 15:00 (UTC-21:00) on September 20, 2024.

INES Rating: 1 – Anomaly (Provisional) as per 20 September 2024

Impact on people and the environment Release beyond authorized limits? No Overexposure of a member of the public? No Overexposure of a worker? No

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