CBRN event in South Carolina, Catawba area, United States of America on Tue 16th April 2013

16th April 2013

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Radiation Protection personnel performed a required semi-annual source leak check and inventory on April 16, 2013 and could not locate the source label tag or cable for RMC-0169 on its radiation monitor. Additionally, the radiation monitor's pre-amplifier box had also been removed. Despite a search of the monitor and elsewhere, the source could not be located. During the previous inspection, which was on October 4, 2012, the monitor contained the RMC-0169 source. The RMC-0169 source is 200 milligrams of depleted uranium.

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United States of America (USA)

South Carolina ( Catawba area )

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