PITTSBURGH — Police and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection are searching for a missing portable gauge that contains sealed radioactive material.
The DEP said the device isn't a hazard as long as it is not tampered with or damaged.
The Troxler gauge belongs to Pittsburgh-based Solar Testing of Pennsylvania. It was last used on Friday in the Mount Lebanon area, and the company is offering a $500 reward for information leading to its recovery.
The gauge is yellow and about the size of a shoe box, with an electronic keypad and a metal rod extending from the top surface. It contains radioactive cesium-137 and americium-241.
DEP investigators are inspecting the facility where it is usually stored and interviewing management and employees.