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INES 1

Loss of an iodine-125 source

Loss of a package containg 3 flasks of iodine-125 with a radioactivity level of 3 x 9.25 MBq during shipment from CIS bio's Marcoule (Gard) facility to its Saclay (Essonne) facility. At present it is not known under what circumstances and where the package went missing. The package is of the excepted type under the transport regulations. (See press release.)

Location: CIS BIO INTERNATIONAL
Event date: Wed, 03-05-2000
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