Radioactive Material Stolen In Statesville, NC

15 December 2005: Two stainless steel tubes containing a total of two millicuries of Americium 241 was stolen from a locked Siemens Medical Solutions USA vehicle last Friday while it was parked at a restaurant in Statesville, NC. The theft was reportedly discovered and reported this past Monday. According to the state Radiation Protection Section, residents in the area have been advised that the material, if handled improperly, can pose a potential health and safety risk. The radioactive sealed source is used for quality control testing of equipment in nuclear medicine facilities.

Siemens Medical Solutions is offering a thousand-dollar reward for the return of the sealed source.