Farmer finds radioactive devices in field

pritchke · 05-13-2004, 01:57 PM

Very Nice!!! These are the things we should be more vigilant about preventing and not losing.

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/05/13...ion_farm040513

SASKATOON - A farmer in Saskatchewan has found two cases of radioactive material missing for almost five years, easing the fears of officials who had worried it had found its way into the hands of terrorists.

The moisture density probes in the suitcases are highly radioactive. They had been missing since June 1999, when a man stole the pickup truck they were in from the University of Saskatchewan.

The probes contain the type of material security officials fear terrorists could use to make a "dirty bomb," an explosive device such as TNT packed with radioactive material that would scatter over a large area in the blast.

"It is a risk to the public if they get into the wrong hands or are mishandled," said Debbie Frattinger, the university's radiation safety officer. "We were always [thinking] in the back of our mind, 'Where did they end up? Who got in contact with them? Where are they?'"

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pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	Very Nice!!! These are the things we should be more vigilant about preventing and not losing. http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/05/13...ion_farm040513 SASKATOON - A farmer in Saskatchewan has found two cases of radioactive material missing for almost five years, easing the fears of officials who had worried it had found its way into the hands of terrorists. The moisture density probes in the suitcases are highly radioactive. They had been missing since June 1999, when a man stole the pickup truck they were in from the University of Saskatchewan. The probes contain the type of material security officials fear terrorists could use to make a "dirty bomb," an explosive device such as TNT packed with radioactive material that would scatter over a large area in the blast. "It is a risk to the public if they get into the wrong hands or are mishandled," said Debbie Frattinger, the university's radiation safety officer. "We were always [thinking] in the back of our mind, 'Where did they end up? Who got in contact with them? Where are they?'" [ 05-13-2004, 01:58 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

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