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Viewing cable 06LIMA1809, COBALT-60 STORY FROM THE LIMA END

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06LIMA1809 2006-05-10 16:07 2011-08-30 01:44 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Lima
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DE RUEHPE #1809/01 1301607
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 101607Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY LIMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0367
INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY 3367
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 6726
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES PRIORITY 2382
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 9422
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ MAY 3321
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO PRIORITY 0318
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO PRIORITY 0502
RUEAHLC/DHS WASHDC PRIORITY
RHMFISS/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L LIMA 001809 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA AA/S SHAPIRO 
ALSO FOR WHA/AND, WHA/EPSC, EB/ESC, INL/LP 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/08/2016 
TAGS: SNAR PREL KSAF TRGY ENRG TSPL ASEC KNNP VE PE
SUBJECT: COBALT-60 STORY FROM THE LIMA END 
 
REF: A. CARACAS 1234 
     B. CARACAS 1233 
 
Classified By: Ambassador J. Curtis Struble; Reason 1.4 (B,D) 
 
1. (C) Summary: On May 8, NAS Director and DepEconCouns met 
with Alfonso Paredes, manager of Caddin, operator of 
Rapiscan's GaRDS system in Peru.  Paredes described an 
accidental transfer, by a Caddin engineer (supposedly trained 
by Rapiscan), of the Cobalt-60 capsule from its storage 
canister to a non-shielded part of the GaRDS vehicle; it 
remains a mystery why a trained engineer would do such an 
unsafe act.  At Post's urging, Caddin notified the GOP's 
nuclear regulatory agency IPEN.  Emboff spoke with IPEN 
investigator on May 9; IPEN is just beginning its 
investigation and has not asked for USG assistance.  The 
number of Peruvians exposed to radiation is not known but may 
be a small number.  No U.S. personnel were exposed or 
involved in operation of the GaRDS here.  End Summary. 
 
IMPROPER CAPSULE REMOVAL 
------------------------ 
2. (C) On May 8, NAS Director, DepEconCouns and NAS Police 
Advisor met with Alfonso Paredes, owner/manager of Caddin 
Security Firm in Lima.  Paredes said that Caddin imported the 
Gamma Ray Detection Device (GaRDS) as a demonstrator model 
from, and under contract with Rapiscan.  Caddin had permits 
for import, operation and export, Paredes said, from the 
GOP's regulator, the Institute for Nuclear Energy (IPEN). 
(Note: NAS Lima leased the GaRDS system, with Caddin 
operators, for road interdiction operations between May and 
December 2005.  We understand that the GOP leased the system 
prior to NAS.  End Note.)  Caddin operated the GaRDS system 
in Peru and subsequently exported the system to Venezuela. 
Paredes confirmed that his electrical engineer, Ricardo Depuy 
(certified by Rapiscan) mistakenly removed the GaRDS system 
Cobalt-60 (Co-60) radioactive capsule from its lead storage 
canister at the Caddin warehouse in the Chorillos section of 
Lima.  The engineer put the capsule in the GaRDS vehicle as 
part of preparation for shipping, reportedly (and 
inexplicably) thinking that at that time it belonged in the 
vehicle.  Paredes said he had had no knowledge of an issue 
with whereabouts of the Co-60 capsule until receiving a call 
from Rapiscan on May 6. 
 
3. (C) Paredes told us at the time of our 3 p.m. meeting that 
he had not notified IPEN, nor any other GOP agency, of the 
unshielded Co-60 and the possible exposure of personnel.  He 
said he learned of the improper removal only on Saturday, May 
6, after speaking with Rapsican's engineer Cesar Rodriguez. 
Rodriguez told Paredes that the Co-60 capsule may have been 
in the vehicle.  Paredes said that this was not possible, as 
the lead storage/shipping canister with enclosed Co-60 
capsule was in the Caddin warehouse, awaiting shipment. 
Paredes took digital photographs (which he showed to Emboffs) 
of the canister and emailed them to Rapiscan.  Rodriguez then 
noticed in the photographs the small cylindrical hole in the 
center of the canister where the capsule is inserted or 
removed, missing the cover.  Paredes then confirmed to 
Rapiscan headquarters in California that the capsule was 
indeed missing from the canister. 
 
4. (C) Repeatedly pressed for details, Paredes would not tell 
us even approximate dates for when the Co-60 capsule was 
removed from the lead canister, nor when he drove the vehicle 
to the port. (Emboffs noted documents relating to the 
situation on his desk, but Paredes was unwilling to give us 
copies.)  Paredes said that he wanted to get the facts right 
before giving out partial information.  He said he was 
working on a prepared chronology with attached supporting 
documents that he would try to get to us on May 9.  Paredes 
was visibly anxious; he expressed concern about his company 
that he had operated for over 20 years.  He expressed 
increasing concern about his health in the course of our 
meeting; he still had not sought medical consultation. 
 
5. (C) Paredes said that after his initial telephone 
conversations with Rapiscan engineer Cesar Rodriguez on May 
6, Rapiscan has not returned Paredes' phone calls.  Rodriguez 
did not indicate to Paredes if Rapiscan would send personnel 
to Lima to investigate.  Post has so far not attempted to 
contact Rapiscan. 
 
THE NAGGING QUESTION 
-------------------- 
6. (C) Emboffs never received a straight answer as to how a 
trained engineer could remove a radioactive capsule from its 
shielding and put it into an unshielded box.  Caddin employs 
two engineers and a technician for work with the GaRDS 
system.  Although trained as an engineer, Paredes said that 
he was the firm's administrator and was not knowledgeable 
about the details of handling the system.  Paredes showed us 
what appeared to be original certifications by Rapiscan for 
nuclear device training, and certification by IPEN for 
nuclear handling for the two Caddin engineers, Norki 
Faraciolo and Ricardo Depuy. 
 
7. (C) Paredes did not want us to talk to the engineer at the 
time of our meeting.  Paredes also had not yet informed his 
staff that they might have been exposed to radiation, as he 
was worried about unduly alarming them.  Paredes was not 
certain to what extent Depuy was wearing protective clothing 
when he removed the capsule.  Neither Paredes nor his staff 
were wearing protective clothing when they transported the 
vehicle to the port.  Paredes would not speculate as to how 
much time his staff had spent near the vehicle between the 
capsule removal and its delivery to the port, but said he 
would investigate. 
 
HUMAN EXPOSURE - PERUVIANS BUT NO NAS 
------------------------------------- 
8. (C) No NAS personnel were exposed to the unshielded Co-60 
capsule during this series of events.  Paredes said that 
Caddin personnel, exclusively, handled the GaRDS system, its 
preparation for shipping and its subsequent transport to the 
port.  Paredes noted that he personally drove the GaRDS 
vehicle to the port for loading on to the ship.  Paredes said 
that he had no idea of the number of people who were involved 
in loading and shipping the vehicle. 
 
9. (SBU) Emboffs stressed to Paredes the importance of 
seeking medical advice for him and his staff.  We also 
emphasized that reporting the incident would be an important 
first step in identifying port, ship and other workers who 
may have been exposed.  When Emboff spoke with Paredes on the 
evening of May 8, he was on his way to a medical clinic. 
 
FORMAL NOTICE MADE TO GOP 
------------------------- 
10. (C) Emboffs emphasized to Paredes the importance of this 
incident on many levels.  We urged him to inform the GOP, and 
said that we would do that if he did not.  Paredes agreed to 
call the head or deputy of IPEN while we were present, but 
could not reach either of them.  During the evening of May 8, 
DepEconCouns confirmed with both Paredes and IPEN official 
Renan Ramirez that IPEN received electronic notification of a 
nuclear accident.  Post received a copy of the notification, 
which reported only that there had been an incident that 
Caddin had learned of on May 8.  Ramirez told DepEconCouns 
agreed on May 9 that based on his preliminary telephone 
conversation with Paredes that morning, there did not appear 
to be significant radiation exposures in Peru.  He said that 
he was still in the initial stage of his investigation, with 
a plan to meet with Paredes in the afternoon of May 9. 
Ramirez did not ask for USG assistance, and the subject of 
USG involvement in GaRDS did not come up. 
 
NO NAS INVOLVEMENT IN INCIDENT 
------------------------------ 
11. (SBU) NAS Lima was not involved in the importation of the 
GaRDS system into Peru.  Caddin had already imported the 
system when it approached NAS to seek a contract for customs 
use.  NAS contracted with Caddin for Caddin to operate GaRDS; 
NAS personnel were never involved in its operation.  At all 
times a Caddin driver, technical assistant and computer 
screen operator were in charge of the scanner in the vehicle; 
it was a "turnkey" operation.  NAS was not involved in 
obtaining Caddin's authorizations from IPEN and other GOP 
agencies for transport and export of the GaRDS to Venezuela. 
 
12. (SBU) NAS has been in the process of contracting with 
Rapiscan/Caddin for use of two more GaRDS systems at Peruvian 
ports.  In view of this incident, NAS is reevaluating this 
plan.  NAS is also doing a background check on the two Caddin 
engineers that have been involved in handling the Co-60 
Capsule. 
 
ACTION REQUEST 
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13. (SBU) Should the USG send a response team to Venezuela 
(Ref A), a subsequent or simultaneous mission to Lima would 
have similar benefits for our relationship with the GOP. 
Post has so far not suggested USG involvement to IPEN, nor 
spoken with other GOP agencies.  The Ambassador is briefing 
the Prime Minister on May 9.  Post requests press guidance, 
as the incident may surface in the Lima media. 
 
COMMENT 
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14. (C) It remains a mystery how an engineer supposedly 
trained by both IPEN and Rapiscan could withdraw a 
radioactive capsule (even with some shielding) from a 
container with a clearly marked radioactive warning and put 
it in an unshielded location.  It does not appear that Caddin 
was using the Victoreen radiation meter as would be expected 
when moving radioactive materials between a storage/shipping 
canister and the GaRDS vehicle.  We have no reason at this 
point to suspect anything but a negligent capsule removal, 
but Post will continue to vigorously investigate. 
STRUBLE