Fed-Ex Searching For Missing Radioactive Package | Before It's News: "Knoxville, TN, United States (AHN) - FedEx officials are searching for a package containing radioactive material that went missing on Thursday.
Although company officials put all FedEx facilities on alert, they are focusing the main search in the Tennessee area. FedEx reassured the public that as long as the protective packaging is intact there is no danger.
The package containing radioactive rods was enroute from a supplier in North Dakota to a person in Knoxville who uses the material in medical equipment. The radioactive rods were in cylinders that are used in hospital machinery for quality control calibration.
Two FedEx employees who handled the shipment return to work on Friday and company officials hope to learn more from them.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified the other appropriate government agencies, including the FBI, CDC, EPA and Department of Homeland Security."
Friday, November 26, 2010
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