NRC Event Notification: Radioactive Material Temporarily Impounded After Courier Arrest in Florida
July 24, 2025
July 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- A package containing a 5 millicurie Iodine-131 radioactive source was temporarily impounded by a towing company after the courier transporting it was arrested following a traffic stop. The incident, which occurred on July 16, 2025, in Gainesville, was reported to the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control by Cardinal Health, Gainesville, Florida, the licensee.
The courier, employed by a third-party company, was transporting the radioactive material when their veh . . .
The courier, employed by a third-party company, was transporting the radioactive material when their veh . . .