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The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidate for a Physical Science Administrator (Program Director) position for the Directorate for Ocean Sciences (OCE) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Alexandria, VA.

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The responsibilities of the NSF program director are constantly evolving. The program director is guided by the goals of NSF’s Strategic Plan; 1) enable the United States to uphold a position of world leadership in all aspects of science,

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Package containing four radioactive sources lost.

Print View Posted on: 18 December 2024

Event Date: 13 December 2024 Event Type: Transportation Event Location: Spain, Madrid Airport (Adolfo Suarez-Barajas Airport) INES Rating: 1 (Final)

On Thursday 12th December 2024, LOMA SYSTEMS S.R.O. sent from the Czech Republic a B(U) package, model NE4C, with 4 encapsulated radioactive sources of Se-75 (3.4 TBq each one), used for industrial radiography, to a radioactive facility located in Madrid. These sources are classified as category 2 according to IAEA RS-G-1.9. The package was sent from Prague airport, with ticket number AWB 797-1000 2016 of the airline TRAVEL SERVICE, A.S., on flight QS1056, which arrived at 13:05 at Madrid – Barajas Airport.
On Friday 13th, staff of the consignee went to the cargo handling facility to pick up the package and transport it by road to the radioactive facility. Once there, they were unable to pick up the package as the handling agent indicated that they had no notification of receipt of the package at their facilities and therefore did not know its location.
Throughout Friday, the consignee searched for information at the cargo at origin (Prague) and destination

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Package containing four radioactive sources lost.

Print View Posted on: 18 December 2024

Event Date: 13 December 2024 Event Type: Transportation Event Location: Spain, Madrid Airport (Adolfo Suarez-Barajas Airport) INES Rating: 1 (Final)

On Thursday 12th December 2024, LOMA SYSTEMS S.R.O. sent from the Czech Republic a B(U) package, model NE4C, with 4 encapsulated radioactive sources of Se-75 (used for industrial radiography) to a radioactive facility located in Madrid. The package was sent from Prague airport, with ticket number AWB 797-1000 2016 of the airline TRAVEL SERVICE, A.S., on flight QS1056, which arrived at 13:05 at Madrid – Barajas Airport.
On Friday 13th, staff of the consignee went to the cargo handling facility to pick up the package and transport it by road to the radioactive facility. Once there, they were unable to pick up the package as the handling agent indicated that they had no notification of receipt of the package at their facilities and therefore did not know its location.
Throughout Friday, the consignee searched for information at the cargo at origin (Prague) and destination (Madrid) with the customs broker, freight forwarders, consignor and airline, but the result was unsuccessful.
Investigations

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