High-tech specialist equipment is being flown in to help search for a tiny radioactive capsule that's lost somewhere in the Australian outback. It could be lying anywhere along a 1400 km stretch of road in Western Australia. 7NEWS
A tiny radioactive capsule with the potential to cause nasty skin burns and serious illness has been lost while being transported from a West Australian mine to Perth.
“We are starting to comb roads and other areas in the search zones, specifically Great Northern Highway in Perth’s northeast,” David Gill, a Department of Fire and Emergency Services superintendent, told reporters on Friday. “That may not mean a lot to people but probably more concerning is that it does emit a reasonable amount of radiation,” he said.
“Two millisieverts is also the amount of natural radiation we would receive in a year just by walking around,” he said.The radioactive capsule was lost somewhere along a 1400 truck route.Members of the public have been warned not to touch the dangerous device and stay at least five metres away, and contact emergency services.
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