Nuclear watchdog issues warning on missing Iridium in Abu Dhabi

JCMach1

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Fri Oct-28-11 02:32 AM
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Nuclear watchdog issues warning on missing Iridium in Abu Dhabi

Source: Gulf News

A public warning has been issued by a nuclear watchdog agency after a radioactive source of Iridium went missing on Tuesday.

The loss of the substance, used in industrial radiography by an Abu Dhabi-based company, prompted the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) to issue the warning... The source would pose health hazards if its protective shielding were to be damaged or if the source were to be removed from its protective shield...

Read more: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/nuclear-watchdog-issues-warning-on-missing-iridium-in-abu-dhabi-1.919833

Dirty bomb anyone?

Just for background, the US has actively supported a nuclear power industry in both the UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Looks like they have trouble just keeping track of a small amount of the not quite so dangerous stuff.

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No Elephants

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Fri Oct-28-11 02:49 AM
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1. Have the hands on the nuclear clock moved?

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nadinbrzezinski

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Fri Oct-28-11 03:00 AM
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3. Nope....

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nadinbrzezinski

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Fri Oct-28-11 02:59 AM
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2. Depends truly on size of core

Don't ask.

Small x-ray machine, I would not lose sleep over it and all x-ray machines have to be accounted for. You need a large one for even a descent dirty.

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JCMach1

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Fri Oct-28-11 03:07 AM
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4. That's true... more worried about the regulators here in the UAE

I know how things work here. I seriously don't want to be living here when they put in nuclear power plants.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Fri Oct-28-11 03:09 AM
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5. Oh trust me I get it

I got all that fun training due to a missing core that ended up in the city dump... Somewhere else in the country.

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Heywood J

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Fri Oct-28-11 06:28 AM
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6. This one?

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident

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nadinbrzezinski

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Fri Oct-28-11 12:23 PM
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8. No in Mexico, in ciudad Juarez.

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newfie11

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Fri Oct-28-11 07:00 AM
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7. I am curious, what x-ray machines have iridium in them?

Or are you talking about old therapy machines? Industrial machines?

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nadinbrzezinski

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Fri Oct-28-11 12:23 PM
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9. In this case industrial.

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newfie11

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Fri Oct-28-11 05:07 PM
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10. Thanks for the reply

I am an x-ray tech and not familiar with any diagnostic x-ray machines using iridium. Industrial explains it.

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