CBRN event in California, Thousand Oaks area, United States of America on Mon 8th September 2014

On September 8, 2014, The Radiation Health Branch (RHB) Brea was notified by the assistant radiation safety officer (ARSO) from Calwest Geotechnical that a Troxler model moisture density gauge had been stolen from his vehicle between 11:30 and 12:45 when it was parked outside a restaurant in Santa Monica. Local law enforcement have been notified over the incident and the ARSO has filled out a theft report. The ARSO plans to “utilize local papers to attempt to retrieve the stolen gauge.” Given the nature of the incident, it has been reported to the NRC Operations Center as a “24-hour report” because “it cannot be determined what condition the sources are currently in.”