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Missing radioactive capsule found on remote road in Australia

●radioactive cesium 137
●8 millimeters high
●6 millimeters round
The capsule's disappearance triggered a massive search of
the highway with specialized radiation detection units.

dangerous
The health official said :
“standing one meter from the capsule for an hour would be
equivalent to receiving the radiation dose of 10 x-rays. “

●detected at 11:13 a.m
Wednesday February 1 of the
small town
●found missing in a package
from Rio Tinto
●the capsule was placed in a
package on January 10 and
collected on January 12.
how did happen?

●the capsule fell from a lorry as it
was being transported 1,400
kilometers along the Great Northern
Highway from the mine.
the Rio Tinto driver, said : “ he
routinely transports and stores dangerous
goods as part of his business and hires
expert contractors to handle radioactive
materials. “