Tiny radioactive capsule lost somewhere on road found after three weeks
A tiny radioactive capsule, smaller than a ten cent coin, has been found three weeks after it went missing along a massive stretch of road.
A tiny radioactive capsule lost in the outback has been found three weeks after it went missing.
The capsule – which could fit onto a 10cent piece – came loose during transportation from north of the Pilbara mining town of Newman to the Perth suburb of Malaga sometime between January 10 and January 16.There were fears that long-term exposure to the item could cause cancer.
However, it has now been found after a search along a 1000km stretch of road - and it was just two metres from the roadside, not far from where it started its journey at a Rio Tinto mine. Read More…
