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. “ how did happen? ● ● ● 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. ● 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. “
