The loss of the tiny widget sparked a huge search in WA when it bounced out of a contractor's truck. The federal resources minister and a risk expert say a lesson needs to be learnt.
of a tiny radioactive capsule in Western Australia should prompt more care in the way such material is transported.Resources Minister Madeleine King says industries must be extremely strict in their management of hazardous materialsThe loss of theas it was being transported by a Rio Tinto contractor from a Pilbara mine site to Perth, 1,400 kilometres away, sparked an emergency statewide search until it was recovered on Wednesday morning.
Resources Minister Madeleine King says a thorough investigation of the processes that led to the capsule's loss is needed.
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