Found a camera with radioactivity stolen

On the evening of September 18, Ho Chi Minh City police and police in Tan Binh found the camera with Ir-192 sealed source (Iridium-192) at the house 111/15 Vuon Lai, P. Phu Tho. Hoa, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City.

Reportedly, the camera has the radioactive source stolen at 12 o'clock on September 12, 2014, at the inn (address 521/67 / 60A Nguyen Dinh Khoi street, Ward 4, Tan Binh District) . At that time, the staff of Asia - Pacific Apave Co., Ltd. found the device missing.

According to PV sources, the suspect stole the machine from renting a house at the house to discover the machine. At the time of checking, discovered that the suspicious device was not present at the house. Current police Q.Tan Binh is arresting this suspect.

Picture 1 of Found a camera with radioactivity stolen
Radiographs are stored in a protective enclosure to carry away.

Officials from Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology came to isolated sites and implemented technical plans to revoke the machine.

At the moment, an official of the Ministry of Science and Technology (taking part in revoking the machine) said that when using radioactivity meter in the surrounding area, radioactive leakage was not detected.

According to the report, until 9:30 am on September 15, the City Department of Science and Technology received reports from the stolen device and the department informed the City's authorities and the Ministry of Science and Technology about the incident.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has requested the Department of Radiation and Nuclear Safety to send officers along with the transfer of specialized equipment to Ho Chi Minh City to organize the search and detection of equipment containing Ir-192 radioactive sources. .

Ho Chi Minh City has also decided to set up a working group to handle the case. This working group worked with the police of Tan Binh District (Ho Chi Minh City) to assess, 'delineate' some points that need to be organized such as bottle shops, shops selling some strains. what kind of equipment looks like a stolen device .

On the whole of September 18, the working groups continued to review and catch information and search in some neighborhoods of Tan Binh District (Ho Chi Minh City), including many places where many used goods were sold. use .