Radioactive Material Again Stolen in Venezuela

More radioactive material was stolen last week in Venezuela, Reuters reported yesterday (see GSN, Dec. 20, 2005).

Oil prospecting equipment containing cesium 137 went missing in eastern Anzoategui State, according to Angel Diaz, head of the Venezuelan energy ministry’s nuclear affairs department.

Authorities arrested three police officers last month in connection with the theft of a truck carrying a device containing iridium 192, Reuters reported. Two other capsules with iridium 192 disappeared in March, though both have since been recovered (Reuters, Jan. 4).

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