The thieves who stole a truck transporting radioactive medical waste will likely die from the effects of radiation exposure, according to Mexican officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The truck, which was on its way to a waste disposal facility, was stolen on Dec. 2Mexican officials said they believe the criminals were unaware of the nuclear material when they took the truck.
The radioactive material, cobalt-60, was found removed from its casing in Hueypoxtla in Mexico State, not far from where the truck was stolen, according to a release from the Comisión Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias (CNSNS), Mexico’s nuclear authority. Read more…
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