Missing radioactive rods found by FedEx
The shipment sent from Fargo, N.D., to Knoxville, Tenn., posed little threat, but its misplacement underscores the need to track low-hazard materials that could be used in small-scale terrorist attacks, experts say.
A shipment of radioactive rods that went missing Thanksgiving Day was found Friday in Tennessee by the shipping company FedEx.
Though the materials, used for medical equipment, posed little threat to the public, the misplaced shipment underscores the need to track low-hazard materials that could be used in small-scale terrorist attacks, experts say.
The rods, used to calibrate quality control in CT scans, contain little energy and a low concentration of radiation, according to Sandra Munoz, a FedEx spokeswoman. The shipment was sent from Fargo, N.D., and was reported missing at its destination in Knoxville, Tenn. FedEx alerted all of its U.S. stations about the missing shipment.
The shipment was found at a FedEx station in Knoxville, with its shipping label missing from the outer box, Munoz said. All of the rods were intact and no FedEx employees were exposed to radiation.