Tiny radioactive capsule found after search of vast swath of Australia: “Needle in a haystack”

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FILE PHOTO: A handout image of Fire and Emergency Services crew searching for radioactive capsule from Rio Tinto mine
A handout image shows Department of Fire and Emergency Services crew  members searching for a radioactive capsule from a Rio Tinto mine after it disappeared on a long journey across the Australian Outback in this picture obtained on Jan. 28, 2023.

AAP / Department Of Fire And Emergency Services / Handout via REUTERS


A tiny but dangerously radioactive capsule, which fell off a truck along a remote stretch of desert highway in Western Australia last month, has been found, authorities said on Wednesday.

“It’s a good result, as I’ve said it’s certainly a needle in a haystack that has been found, and I think West Australians can sleep better tonight,” West Australia Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson told reporters.

Search for a radioactive capsule that was lost in transit by a contractor hired by Rio Tinto
Members of the Incident Management Team coordinate the search for a radioactive capsule that was lost in transit by a contractor hired by Rio Tinto, at the Emergency Services Complex in Cockburn, Australia, in this undated handout photo.

Department of Fire and Emergency Services / Handout via REUTERS





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