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Australian nuclear body joins search for missing radioactive capsule

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Australia’s nuclear safety agency on Tuesday joined the frantic search to locate a tiny radiation-emitting capsule which went missing somewhere along an 870-mile journey
Published 2 months ago · Canberra, Australia

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Search underway for radioactive capsule missing in Australia

The truck left the site on Jan. 12 but the capsule was not discovered missing until this week, which was when emergency services were alerted, according to authorities. The capsule was reportedly from a Rio Tinto Ltd mine. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

2 months ago·Mumbai, India
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The urgent search for a missing radioactive capsule in Australia that could seriously affect human health

The tiny object contains caesium-137, which could cause serious illness

2 months ago·United Kingdom
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Australia on Alert after Radioactive Capsule Goes Missing

An urgent search was underway in Western Australia on Saturday after a tiny radioactive capsule was reported to have gone missing while being transported from a mine

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What is the radioactive capsule missing in WA used for and how dangerous is it?

As authorities scour the desert for the missing source, here’s what we know about how it works and what threat it poses to humans

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom
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Australian nuclear body joins search for missing radioactive capsule

Australia's nuclear safety agency said on Tuesday it had joined the hunt for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback, sending a team with specialised car-mounted and portable detection equipment.

2 months ago·United Kingdom
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Australia searches for tiny radioactive capsule believed lost on desert highway

The silver capsule, 6 millimetres (mm) in diameter and 8 mm long, contains Caesium-137 which emits radiation equal to 10 X-rays per hour

2 months ago·India
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