18 Apr
2003
18 Apr
'03
11:28 p.m.
Date and Place--January 2, 2002, Federal Express facility at New Orleans International Airport, in Kenner, Louisiana. Nature and Probable Consequences--A package containing iridium-192 (Ir-192) with elevated surface radiation levels was discovered at the Federal Express facility located at the New Orleans airport. The package was identified as a routine shipment for Source Production and Equipment Company (SPEC), located in St. Rose, Louisiana. The total activity was 366 terabecquerels (TBq) (9893 curies (Ci)). [IE the activity of 9 kilos of radium-226] http://cryptome.org/nrc041803.txt (look for SAFKEG)