Over Memorial Day weekend, Charles Wesley of Bethlehem, Pa. was preparing to grill up some savory lobster and steak for a wedding anniversary cookout in his yard.



Just before he began, Wesley pulled up a few weeds that happened to be growing next to his some bushes on his property — but also got an unexpected surprise.



Along with the unwanted plants, Wesley found a yellow and black box about the size of a car battery with the word "nuclear" on the side.



"That's all I needed to see is the words 'radioactive' and 'nuclear,'" Wesley said. "Something like that, you can't just throw it in your trash can."



He called authorities and within minutes police had cordoned off the block, evacuated his neighbors and effectively put the kibosh on the barbecue.



Police determined the box was a nuclear compaction device used in construction. Wesley's neighbor had reported the box stolen from his truck.



Bethlehem Assistant Fire Chief David Rufe said the thief likely threw the box into the bushes. He said it had the same level of radiation as two household smoke detectors.

I hated when thos guys would show up on construction sites. Whenever I saw them coming with their radioactive equipment I would move out of the way. I know they say it has no more radiation than a couple of smoke detectors. But, my smoke detectors dont have giant yellow warning labels on the side of them. That piece of equipment does.



I'll move away for 15 minutes and let him do his thing.

yeah radiation = bad!

Radiation = GOOD



Contamination = BAD



With the proper training and precautions it is SAFE

those boxes feel good when i dip my balls into them

heh heh, maybe it would get rid of the mad cow desiese that would have been in the burgers.......

man that sucks, i'd hate to find that crap in my yard.

its not that big of a deal



i mean, some people add onions to their burgers, some add radiation, it all depends on what you like

i worked in a nuclear plant, i've had no adverse reactions to it, safety is your friend

yes but do you glow in the dark?