Truck With Radioactive Material Stolen in Mexico

Kinja'd!!! "Tom McParland" (tommcparland)
12/04/2013 at 08:43 • Filed to: Trucklopnik

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A truck carrying medical radioactive material has been stolen in Mexico, the UN's nuclear watchdog says.

Mexico told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the truck was carrying a "dangerous radioactive source" used for cancer treatments when it was stolen on Monday. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Kinja'd!!! William Byrd > Tom McParland
12/04/2013 at 08:47

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That doesn't seem good.


Kinja'd!!! Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > Tom McParland
12/04/2013 at 08:56

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Medical radioactive material? That's Cobalt-60, isn't it? (is now waiting for someone to check into a Mexican hospital with symptoms of radiation poisoning)


Kinja'd!!! willkinton247 > Tom McParland
12/04/2013 at 09:07

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Kinja'd!!! ToyDeathbot > Krieger (@FSKrieger22)
12/04/2013 at 09:24

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sounds like a Goiania-type incident is coming soon


Kinja'd!!! Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Tom McParland
12/04/2013 at 09:25

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This could be very bad.

http://www.nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/