Today, in 'news we didn't realise was possible', an extremely radioactive capsule has been misplaced in Australia after falling off the back of a truck. Touching it could lead to skin burns or ‘acute radiation system’ if handled over a period of time.
An extremely radioactive capsule has been misplaced in Australia.The capsule was lost while being transported between mines in Newman and Perth.
The capsule would have then fallen through the hole and off the flat bed truck transporting the radioactive material.Andrew Robertson, chief health officer for Western Australia, told a press conference: ‘Our concern is that somebody will pick it up, not knowing what it is, think, “Oh, this is something interesting”, and put it in their room, keep it in the car, give it to somebody else, not knowing what they’re actually dealing with.
He said: ‘It emits around two millisieverts per hour of radiation. So this is a source that we have to be very careful of. Now what is two millisieverts, people, it’s around receiving ten x-rays in an hour.
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