nakakagulat naman ito. read on ........

Search on for nuclear materials stolen from Manila factory
First posted 12:49pm (Mla time) Sept 09, 2005
Agence France-Presse

PHILIPPINE regulators appealed to the public for help in the search for three capsules containing radioactive substances that were pilfered from a disused factory.

The capsules with the radioactive gas Krypton-85 were apparently stolen from the Paper City Corp. compound in northern Manila earlier this year, said Teofilo Leonin, chief of the government's nuclear regulatory assessment unit.

Exposure to Krypton-85 can cause third-degree burns, said Leonin whose unit inspects licensed users of such equipment.

The capsules were used to measure the thickness and density of paper. The factory closed more than a year ago amid a court case.

It is possible that those who took the equipment did not know what it contained and were hoping to sell it to a scrap dealer, Leonin said.
i wonder how many more factories in the metro have these materials?????