NRC: News Release - Region I - 2005-025 - Missing Gauge Containing Radioactive Material Found in Pennsylvania


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No. I-05-025		April 29, 2005
CONTACT:	Diane Screnci (610) 337-5330 Neil A. Sheehan (610) 337-5331	E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov
MISSING GAUGE CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA Printable Version
A New Jersey company has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that a gauge that was reported missing in Pennsylvania earlier this week has been found. The gauge was not damaged in the incident and consequently there was no immediate health or safety concern. The Troxler Model portable moisture density gauge, which contains radioactive material, was reported missing by Craig Testing Laboratories of Mays Landing, N.J. on Monday, April 25. The gauge reportedly fell off a vehicle near State Route 52 and U.S. Route 1 in Pocopson, Chester County. A member of the public notified officials that he’d found the missing gauge and it was retrieved by the company this morning. The NRC issues licenses to use radioactive materials for a variety of uses, including medical, academic and industrial applications.