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Health authorities in the state of California plan to remove radioactive material found in an unoccupied house in San Mateo County, authorities said.
Officials from the Environmental Health Services Division of San Mateo County informed Redwood Fire Service Thursday that they had discovered low-level radioactive material, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
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The home is located in the 1,000 block of Cedar Street in San Carlos, a city of approximately 30,000 inhabitants located halfway between San Francisco and San Jose.
Redwood City Fire Chief Stan Maupin identified the radioactive elements as Cobalt 57 and Radium 286.
"We do not suspect anything infamous or bad intention with this material," Maupin said.
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The discovery of radioactive material resulted in the temporary closure of nearby streets, as well as nearby Burton Park and San Carlos Youth Center.
Authorities have identified, contained and secured the material on Thursday night, said Tara Peterson, deputy city director, according to KTVU.
"There is no danger to the public," Peterson said.
Officials from the California Department of Public Health plan to remove the equipment and dispose of it.
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The house allegedly belonged to Ronald Seefred, who died in January at the age of 82.
Seefred worked for more than 40 years at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing a newsletter from the Northern California chapter of the Health Physics Society.
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