Device with Sealed Radioactive Material Missing in Texas
A device containing radioactive material is missing in the Houston area, and authorities said Saturday (March 11) they want to find it before someone is harmed.
The radiographic camera contains radioactive material “sealed within multiple layers of protection,” thus it’s unlikely to pose much of a threat unless it’s comprehensively dismantled, state health services officials said.
“It does have a radioactive symbol on the side of it, but if somebody were to get into the part of the capsule where the radioactive material is, it’s extremely hazardous, like losing fingers,” said Lara Anton, spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services.
She added, “Our goal is for people to let us know if they see it, so that we can take back possession of it.”
Source: NBC News
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