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Mexico’s stolen radiation source: It could happen here via The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

At 1:30 a.m. on December 2, gunmen forced two truck drivers who had taken a nap at a gas station on the outskirts of Mexico City to surrender their vehicle. The thieves took off with the truck’s heavy and hazardous … Continue reading

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Mexico’s Stolen Cobalt-60 Successfully Recovered, En Route To Waste Treatment Facility via Huffington Post

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s nuclear safety director says workers have succeeded in safely removing a shipment of radioactive cobalt-60 that had sat in a cornfield for almost a week after being abandoned by thieves. Juan Eibenschutz says a robot … Continue reading

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Part of Radioactive Cargo Stolen in Mexico Is Recovered via The New York Times

MEXICO CITY — A truck stolen near Mexico City with a load of a dangerous radioactive isotope used for medical purposes was found on Wednesday by the police after a two-day search, but some of the cargo was missing, a … Continue reading

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Radioactive kitchenware detected at the Port of Montreal via Across Canada

MONTREAL — A ship container with radioactive kitchenware was detected at the Port of Montreal in May and hasn’t been removed yet. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) issued an order to the cargo firm Hanjin Shipping Canada, demanding it … Continue reading

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