This handout from the Government of Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services taken and received on February 1, 2023 shows a radioactive capsule, which had fallen off a truck, after it was found along a desert highway south of Newman, Western Australia. AFPPIX: A tiny but dangerously radioactive capsule which fell off a truck along a remote stretch of outback highway in Australia last month was found on Wednesday, authorities said.
“It’s a good result,“ West Australian emergency services minister Stephen Dawson told reporters. “It’s certainly a needle in a haystack that has been found, and I think West Australians can sleep better tonight.”The six-day hunt came to an end after a search vehicle detected radiation while travelling along the highway, with authorities now working to safely remove the capsule before taking it to a secure location, Klemm said.
The capsule disappeared from a truck that drove to the suburbs of Perth from a remote mine operated by Rio Tinto, 1,400 kilometres north of the state capital of Perth -- further than the distance from Paris to Madrid. The resources giant earlier apologised, explaining that the radioactive capsule, part of a gauge used in the mining industry to measure the density of iron ore, was being transported by a certified contractor when it was lost.
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