Western Australian radioactive capsule incident - Wikipedia
WebSometime between 10 and 16 January 2023, a radioactive capsule containing caesium-137 was lost from a truck in Western Australia. The capsule was being transported 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) from Rio Tinto 's Gudai-Darri iron ore mine near Newman to a depot in the Perth suburb of Malaga .
Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia - BBC
WebFeb 1, 2023 · Authorities in Western Australia say they have found a tiny radioactive capsule which went missing last month. Emergency services had "literally found the needle in the haystack", they...
Missing radioactive capsule found on remote road in Australia
WebFeb 1, 2023 · Brisbane, Australia CNN —. Authorities scanning a remote Australian highway for a tiny missing radioactive capsule have found it by the roadside, after a challenging search likened to trying...
How a tiny radioactive capsule was found in Australia's vast …
Web1 February 2023. By Antoinette Radford,BBC News. Western Australian Government. The hazardous device was ultimately found near the town of Newman, located along a 1400 km (870 mile) route from...
Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia - NBC News
WebFeb 1, 2023 · By Aina J. Khan. A tiny but highly radioactive capsule that went missing in the Australian outback was found Wednesday after a frantic weeklong search covering an 870-mile stretch of highway.
Missing radioactive capsule found in WA outback after frantic …
WebFeb 1, 2023 · A tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule has been found in WA’s outback, after it sparked a frantic search and unprecedented public health warning spanning hundreds of kilometres.
Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia - BBC News
WebBBC News. Authorities in Western Australia say they have found a tiny radioactive capsule which went missing last month. Emergency services had "literally found the needle in the...
What the heck was that radioactive capsule emergency in …
WebFeb 3, 2023 · Over the past week-and-a-half, a tiny radioactive capsule about the size of a Tic Tac that vanished in Western Australia's outback sparked an emergency public health warning across the state, and international headlines (and ridicule) across the globe. This is how the saga of the missing capsule unfolded.
Missing radioactive capsule found in Australian outback after …
WebFeb 1, 2023 · A radioactive capsule that fell off a truck in the Australian outback - sparking a radiation alert and a search of hundreds of miles of road - has been found. Western Australia's emergency services minister said the silver capsule, which emits the isotope Caesium-137, had been located about two metres from the roadside.
Radioactive Capsule Is Found in Australia After 6-Day Search
WebFeb. 1, 2023. After a tiny, dangerously radioactive capsule was lost in the Western Australian desert in mid-January, the authorities feared that it could take weeks or even months to find...
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