CBRN event in Gauteng, Boksburg area, South Africa on Thu 16th May 2013

16th May 2013

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A May 17, 2013 report stated that a 6-cubic meter bin of radioactive material was stolen by a driver from SA Metals and dropped off at Sarie Scrap Metals Company. The driver previously tried to illegally sell the bin to Sarie Scrap Metals. The bin was found outside the Company on Field Road off Main Reef Road in Boksbug after SA Metals tracked the whereabouts of the driver’s truck. The National Nuclear Regulator assessed the bin’s radioactivity level at 0.45 micro Sieverts, and the metal from the bin came from mines. The location of the driver after the incident remains .

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Gauteng ( Boksburg area )

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