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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has confirmed that radioactive material was lost in transit earlier this month, heightening fears about public safety and sparking theories about mysterious drone activity in New Jersey.

Officer Lew, a prominent political commentator, highlighted the NRC’s event report during a review of regulatory alerts.

“While looking at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Alerts. I can confirm that there is radioactive material that has gone missing on Dec 2nd, 2024 out of New Jersey. This might be the reason for the drones… just speculation at this point,” he wrote.

The missing material, identified as a Ge-68 pin source manufactured by Eckert & Ziegler, was reported lost by its licensee on December 3, 2024. Shipped for disposal, the container arrived at its destination severely damaged and empty. . .

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>The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has confirmed that radioactive material was lost in transit earlier this month, heightening fears about public safety and sparking theories about mysterious drone activity in New Jersey. >Officer Lew, a prominent political commentator, highlighted the NRC’s event report during a review of regulatory alerts. >“While looking at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Alerts. I can confirm that there is radioactive material that has gone missing on Dec 2nd, 2024 out of New Jersey. This might be the reason for the drones… just speculation at this point,” he wrote. >The missing material, identified as a Ge-68 pin source manufactured by Eckert & Ziegler, was reported lost by its licensee on December 3, 2024. Shipped for disposal, the container arrived at its destination severely damaged and empty. . . [Archive](https://archive.today/BnqGx) IF Archive ever finished processing it.

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"Less than Cat 3" sources get lost all the time, this is a nothingburger.

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Maybe, if they are being honest. I do think they are sniffing for a radioactive source but is it really just a minor source that "gets lost all the time" or something much bigger? They can describe it as a minor source to keep the public from panicking ... in order to explain the drone swarms to the public.

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Germanium-68 decays via electron capture to Gallium-68, which in turn decays via beta decay. You're not going to detect a weak beta source from 500+ ft up.

The "sniffing for a dirty bomb" theory does have some value, because you CAN detect high-energy gammas from up there, AND the gammas' individual energies can be measured, giving a fingerprint of the isotope. But this lost medical source is FUD.