| CORAOPOLIS, Pa., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A nuclear density gauge missing from a Pennsylvania plant could release harmful levels of radiation if mishandled, authorities said. SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS The device, which contains a radioactive label, disappeared from a storage locker at Jeff Zell Consultants Inc. in Coraopolis, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Saturday. The firm has offered a $1,000 reward for return of the device, which is used at construction sites. The Humboldt, Model 5001 EZ122, with the serial number 5375, is about the size of a shoe box, and has electronic controls and a metal extension rod. Investigators from the state's Bureau of Radiation Protection were inspecting the Coraopolis facility and interviewing workers about its disappearance, the Post-Gazette reported. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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