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Medical Radioactive Material Truck Stolen In Mexico

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 4, 2013 @01:17PM from the 35-rads-per-gallon dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A medical radioactive material truck has been stolen just outside Mexico City. From the article: 'BBC world affairs correspondent Rajesh Mirchandani says Cobalt-60 could theoretically be used in a so-called "dirty bomb" - an explosive device that could spread radioactive material over a wide area - although there is no official suggestion this was the purpose of the theft. Mexican police are currently conducting a search for the truck and its contents and have issued a press release to alert the public to its potential dangers.'"

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Re:Already found by WarJolt · 2013-12-04 13:29 · Score: 5, Funny

We don't get embarrassed at Slashdot. We just post stuff and hope it gets moded up.
Re:Already found by Anonymous Coward · 2013-12-04 13:40 · Score: 5, Funny

Apparently the container was opened, but it appears (at least most of) the Cobalt-60 is still intact.
Haha! Nothing beats a good radioactive half-life/decay joke!
Re:Already found by Anonymous Coward · 2013-12-04 13:41 · Score: 5, Funny

The reason why they don't include a tracking device with such shipments is because they are worried about the health effects of exposure to cell phone radiation.
Re:Already found by plover · 2013-12-04 15:29 · Score: 4, Funny

Strontium Bad?

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John