If the radioactive source is removed from its container, is handled or has direct contact with it for a few minutes to hours, it can cause permanent injuries
The Security and Civil Protection authorities issued an alert for the State of Mexico , Me…
If the radioactive source is removed from its container, is handled or has direct contact with it for a few minutes to hours, it can cause permanent injuries
The Security and Civil Protection authorities issued an alert for the State of Mexico , Mexico City , Hidalgo, Querétaro, Michoacán, Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla and Tlaxcala, for the theft of an industrial radiography equipment that houses a source inside radioactive , so its mishandling could have serious health consequences.
In a statement, the National Nuclear Safety and Safeguards Commission (CNSNS) and the National Civil Protection Coordination issued the alert for the theft of an industrial radiography equipment of the QSA GLOBAL brand, model DELTA 880, with serial number D12791 , owned by the company Garantia de Calidad SA de CV
TheA radioactive source was violently stolen along with a 2016 Toyota Hilux brand pickup vehicle with license plate number NRU3128, on the road at the entrance to themunicipality of Teoloyucan, State of Mexico.
They warn of damage to health
The fountain has an approximate weight of 25 kilograms, a height of 22.9 centimeters, a width of 33.8 centimeters and a length of 19.1 centimeters.
“If the radioactive source is removed from its container, is manipulated or has direct contact with it for a few minutes to hours, it can cause permanent injuries. If you stay in direct contact with the source for hours or days, its effects can be deadly ”, the document warns.
Therefore, both local and federal authorities coordinated to implement search and protection protocols for the population in surrounding areas where the source could be located.
In case of locating the source, the authorities recommend: do not manipulate or stay near the source, establish a security perimeter and guard with a minimum radius of 30 meters, notify the finding immediately to the federal law enforcement authority, record the people who may have been located within the security radius.
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