CBRN

CBRN event in Guanajuato, Salamanca area, Mexico on Tue 3rd February 2015

3rd February 2015

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On February 3, 2015, three trucks containing radioactive sources were stolen from the 'Special Inspection and Testing Services of the Northeast S.A. de C.V.' company in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. The National Civil Protection alongisde the Nuclear Security and Safeguards Commission reported the theft of the three IR192 sources which are used for industrial purposes. The Federal Police located the three vehicles abandoned on the highway in the municipality of Tezontepec in the afternoon of the same day. The sources remained intact inside of the vehicles when they were found.

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Guanajuato ( Salamanca area )

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