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Halliburton (HAL +3.1%) is searching for a seven-inch tube containing radioactive material that...

  • Friday, September 14, 2012, 10:39 AM ET
    Halliburton (HAL +3.1%) is searching for a seven-inch tube containing radioactive material that went missing in West Texas earlier this week. The tube is used in the measuring and evaluating of conditions within oil and gas wells; HAL warns the public not to touch or handle it. Shares are rising along with other energy and materials stocks in the post-Fed glow.
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    Well, I guess that's one way to draw attention.

    Making more money hasn't been an option lately.
    14 Sep 2012, 10:52 AM Reply Like
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    Maybe it's in the Gulf with the no-eye, no-claw shrimp and various other mutated sea creatures.
    14 Sep 2012, 10:53 AM Reply Like
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    Oh this makes my heart drop. Not for the minor problems the radiation would cause in 20 years, but the headach of finding and reporting a lost source. FYI the chemical sources used in well logging as very low activity sources, depending on what type it was from 5ci to 15ci, but most likely it was a 5ci since they are the most common. To put it in perspective you get more radiation from the X-Ray machine at the doc' s office than one of these sources, although the energy is a bit different.
    17 Sep 2012, 07:46 AM Reply Like
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