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Radioactive lightning preventers stolen from Swords

Stheno · 2013-10-02 14:33:11

Gardai are appealing to the thieves who stole these to return them as they are dangerous A couple of hours exposure to these would be the equivalent of a years radiation! I suspect the people who stole them thought they had some value in scrap metal?

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02-10-2013 3:33pm

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Stheno

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Gardai are appealing to the thieves who stole these to return them as they are dangerous

A couple of hours exposure to these would be the equivalent of a years radiation!

I suspect the people who stole them thought they had some value in scrap metal?

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#2 02-10-2013 3:41pm
kingtiger

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so if we see a red coloured box dumped anywhere

stay well clear

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#3 02-10-2013 3:58pm
Stheno

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kingtiger wrote: »

so if we see a red coloured box dumped anywhere

stay well clear

Yes

Especially if it contains what look like stainless steel dinner plates!

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#4 02-10-2013 6:06pm
fergal.b

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I got this from https://www.facebook.com/breakingnewsire It doesn't look to have been keep in a very safe place to start with :eek:

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#5 02-10-2013 8:08pm
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That's scary, it's good to know what they look like just in case.

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