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October
31, 2005
Little Rock
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The Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health, Radiation Control Section has received notification from the Georgia Pacific Corporation’s Crossett operations of the loss of an industrial gauge containing radioactive material. This gauge is a NDC-104F (S.N. 114800) Paper Thickness Gauge used on a production line within this facility. The gauge contains an Americium (Am-241) radioactive source with an activity of 80 millicuries.
If this device is found, local law enforcement authorities and the Division of Health’s Radiation Control Section should immediately be notified. The Division of Health may be contacted at 1-800-633-1735. The gauge could be a health risk to persons if handled or carried for an extended period of time.
State police, local government officials and law enforcement agencies, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management have also been notified.
Although the gauge poses a potential public health risk, it does not contain sufficient material to be used for any explosive device.
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