Orphan Co-60 Source Found in Mexico
Abstract:
An orphan Co-60 radioactive source inside a Picker 3000 radiography camera was found in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The device was traced and removed as part of a programme for recovering "orphan" and vulnerable radioactive sources, implemented in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA contracted a U.S. company, Neutron Products Inc., to collect the source for disposition in the United States.
Abstract Number: 20110700
Headline: Orphan Co-60 Source Found in Mexico
Date: Unknown
Bibliography: "Mexico: Little Oversight of Radiation Sources," Inter Press Service, 13 May 2011, http://ipsnews.net
Author: Emilio Godoy
Material: Co-60
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
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Orphan Co-60 Source Found in Mexico
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