Decades-old radioactive source recovered near SCR 1210

  • Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Radiological/Nuclear Threat Detection Unit and partner agencies recover a decades-old Cesium-137 radioactive source in Midland County on July 25. The source, buried approximately 6 to 8 inches below the surface, was safely excavated and removed without injuries, contamination or any threat to the public.
    Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Radiological/Nuclear Threat Detection Unit and partner agencies recover a decades-old Cesium-137 radioactive source in Midland County on July 25. The source, buried approximately 6 to 8 inches below the surface, was safely excavated and removed without injuries, contamination or any threat to the public.
  • The recovered Cesium-137 radioactive source, manufactured in April 1967, was discovered buried beneath the ground in Midland County after a DPS trooper's vehicle-mounted radiation detection system alerted during a routine patrol. Officials identified the item as a 100-millicurie sealed radioactive source and safely recovered it during a coordinated operation involving local, state and federal agencies.
    The recovered Cesium-137 radioactive source, manufactured in April 1967, was discovered buried beneath the ground in Midland County after a DPS trooper's vehicle-mounted radiation detection system alerted during a routine patrol. Officials identified the item as a 100-millicurie sealed radioactive source and safely recovered it during a coordinated operation involving local, state and federal agencies.

    GREENWOOD - A routine patrol by a specially trained Texas Department of Public Safety trooper led to the discovery and safe recovery of a decades-old radioactive source buried beneath the ground in Midland County.

    According to DPS, the agency’s Radiological/ Nuclear Threat Detection Unit recovered a Cesium-137 (Cs-137) radioactive source over the weekend with assistance from several local, state an…