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       2025-02-07T14:41:07Z
       
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       ABANDONED SOURCESDevens, MA, 01/09/2025"On 1/8/2024, area portal monitors at a dump site (Republic Services) alarmed. On 1/9/2025, a consultant was called and arrived at the scene. The consultant discovered an empty vial giving a dose rate of 4.1 mR/hr on contact. The vial had a marking which looked to have been removed before it was disposed."On 1/30/2025, three more vials were discovered in the same trash load. The vials were full of thin solid rods and maxed out…https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2025/20250207en.html#en57524