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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reports Missing Radioactive Waste Material
Written on 17 December 2024.Orginally published in the New American
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) released an event notification report on December 13 announcing that a radioactive pin source was reported missing on December 3. (A “pin source” is a tiny radioactive “pin” used for calibrating medical-imaging scanners.)
The Germanium-68 (Ge-68) waste material was being transported for disposal, and went missing while in transit in Newfield, New Jersey. “The shipping container arrived at its destination damaged and empty,” noted the report. In its notification to the NRC, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) stated:
The event report said the missing material contained a very small amount of radioactive material. “This material event contains a ‘less than Cat3’ level of radioactive material,” it stated:
The pin was used to calibrate PET/CT scanners, and was used at the Nazha Cancer Center in New Jersey. The NRC notification stated the event was reportable under 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii):
Nothing to freak out over.
These drones have also been seen over three USAF bases in Britain - RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk and RAF Feltwell in Norfolk.
RAF Lakenheath is home to the USAF's 48th Fighter Wing, aka the Liberty Wing.
There's something going on. What country - or planet - are these things from?
RAF Lakenheath is home to the USAF's 48th Fighter Wing, aka the Liberty Wing.
There's something going on. What country - or planet - are these things from?
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Boy hit by drone at Florida holiday show gets heart surgery
Author of the article:Washington Post
Washington Post
Praveena Somasundaram
Published Dec 24, 2024 • 2 minute read
Thousands of people were gathered at a Florida park Saturday to watch drones shining red and green perform a holiday light show when a few of the drones collided and fell into the crowd, officials said, injuring a 7-year-old boy.
The boy needed heart surgery after the incident at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, his mother told WESH 2 News.
“This should not have happened, and no family should be going through this,” said the boy’s mother, Adriana Edgerton. “We were trying to watch a show and have a good time.”
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the incident, which happened at Orlando’s third annual holiday drone show. The show was permitted through the FAA, which regulates drone arrays and light shows. According to the city, the drones were operated by Sky Elements Drone Shows, a company that bills itself as the “leading drone light show provider in the United States.”
Sky Elements Drone Shows did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Washington Post on Monday.
Orlando’s holiday drone show has drawn crowds of about 25,000 people in the years it has taken place, a city spokesperson said in a statement Monday. Before permitting such events, the FAA reviews the drone software and safety procedures, the agency said in its statement.
Around 6:45 p.m. Saturday, rows of small red and green drones were flying over Lake Eola Park when several of them started to fall from the sky, videos posted on social media show.
“Oh no!” someone can be heard saying in one video. “I don’t think they’re supposed to be falling.”
The show, which began at 6:30 p.m., had “technical difficulties,” the city’s statement said. Emergency staff who were stationed at a tent 50 feet from the incident helped one person who was reportedly injured during the show, the city said. Afterward, he was taken to a hospital, the Orlando Fire Department said.
As the drones fell, the crowd scrambled for safety, Edgerton told WESH 2 News. A drone struck her son’s chest and a blade cut his mouth, Edgerton said, adding that her son had heart surgery on Sunday.
“There’s an actual imprint of the drone on his chest,” she said.
As of Monday, it was unclear the exact type of drone that was used during the show. Sky Elements uses custom-designed drones with LED lights, communication systems and “robust flight hardware” for light shows, according to its website. The company said it can put on small light shows with 50 drones, while others require hundreds of thousands of them.
After the incident, city officials said they “immediately” decided to cancel the second drone show that had been scheduled later that night.
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Author of the article:Washington Post
Washington Post
Praveena Somasundaram
Published Dec 24, 2024 • 2 minute read
Thousands of people were gathered at a Florida park Saturday to watch drones shining red and green perform a holiday light show when a few of the drones collided and fell into the crowd, officials said, injuring a 7-year-old boy.
The boy needed heart surgery after the incident at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, his mother told WESH 2 News.
“This should not have happened, and no family should be going through this,” said the boy’s mother, Adriana Edgerton. “We were trying to watch a show and have a good time.”
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the incident, which happened at Orlando’s third annual holiday drone show. The show was permitted through the FAA, which regulates drone arrays and light shows. According to the city, the drones were operated by Sky Elements Drone Shows, a company that bills itself as the “leading drone light show provider in the United States.”
Sky Elements Drone Shows did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Washington Post on Monday.
Orlando’s holiday drone show has drawn crowds of about 25,000 people in the years it has taken place, a city spokesperson said in a statement Monday. Before permitting such events, the FAA reviews the drone software and safety procedures, the agency said in its statement.
Around 6:45 p.m. Saturday, rows of small red and green drones were flying over Lake Eola Park when several of them started to fall from the sky, videos posted on social media show.
“Oh no!” someone can be heard saying in one video. “I don’t think they’re supposed to be falling.”
The show, which began at 6:30 p.m., had “technical difficulties,” the city’s statement said. Emergency staff who were stationed at a tent 50 feet from the incident helped one person who was reportedly injured during the show, the city said. Afterward, he was taken to a hospital, the Orlando Fire Department said.
As the drones fell, the crowd scrambled for safety, Edgerton told WESH 2 News. A drone struck her son’s chest and a blade cut his mouth, Edgerton said, adding that her son had heart surgery on Sunday.
“There’s an actual imprint of the drone on his chest,” she said.
As of Monday, it was unclear the exact type of drone that was used during the show. Sky Elements uses custom-designed drones with LED lights, communication systems and “robust flight hardware” for light shows, according to its website. The company said it can put on small light shows with 50 drones, while others require hundreds of thousands of them.
After the incident, city officials said they “immediately” decided to cancel the second drone show that had been scheduled later that night.
Boy hit by drone at Florida holiday show gets heart surgery
The boy needed heart surgery after the incident at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, his mother told WESH 2 News.