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[Doug K.]

>Some idiot probably stole this thinking he could make a bomb out of
>it...
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>http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/police/index.html
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>Police and Environmental Agency Seek Stolen Nuclear Gauge
>
>  April 24, 2003
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>             Officials from the Montgomery County Department of Police
>and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) are investigating
>the theft of a moisture density gauge that was stolen on April 21, 2003
>, from a trailer on a construction site located at 7303 River Road in
>Bethesda .
>
>The device contains small amounts of radioactive material and is used
>to measure moisture and compaction in soils and other aggregates.  The
>gauge, a CPN International model MC1DR, contains 10 millicuries of
>Cesium-137 and 50 millicuries of Americium-241. It is not a threat to
>public health and safety as long as the source remains locked in the
>shielded position inside the device. The device is owned by Engineering
>Consulting Services (ECS) located in the 5100 block of Pegasus Court in
>Frederick . ECS reports that the device was secured with a lock to
>prevent inadvertent exposure of the radioactive source.
>
>The gauge was stored in a transport case that measures 17 inches by 30
>inches by 14 inches and weighs about 40 pounds. A label affixed to the
>case contains a radiation symbol and the words, ?CAUTION RADIOACTIVE
>MATERIAL.?
>
>Anyone with information about the theft of the device or its
>whereabouts should call the 2nd District Investigative Section at (301)
>657-0112.
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