978 / 1840
In 2013
, “a truck carrying a highly
radioactive source
used for cancer
treatments
was stolen by thieves
on its way to a waste storage
Safety in Life ! Mexico, To be continued …
facility.”
July 2014: “
Mexican authorities on Friday found a load of dangerous radioactive material
that was in a stolen pick-up, a top civil protection official said.
The load of iridium 192 was found abandoned on a street a few miles from where the truck
was stolen in the industrial Mexico City suburb of Tlalnepantla, Luis Felipe Puente, the head
of the country's civil protection agency, said on Twitter.
Military troops mounted a security perimeter around the small container emblazoned with
logos for hazardous materials until it was removed from the site by the country's nuclear
safety commission, according to media reports.
The material, normally used in industrial radiography, was housed in a specialized container
and would only pose a health risk if the housing was tampered with, Mexico's interior
ministry said in a statement. “