MELBOURNE: Australia's nuclear safety agency said on Tuesday (Jan 31) it had joined the hunt for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback, sending a team with specialised car-
somewhere in the outback, sending a team with specialised car-mounted and portable detection equipment.
The capsule, part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed, had been entrusted by Rio Tinto to a specialist contractor to transport.The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency said it was working with the Western Australian government to locate the capsule. It added that the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has also sent radiation services specialists as well as detection and imaging equipment.
State emergency officials on Tuesday issued a fresh alert to motorists along Australia's longest highway to take care when approaching the search parties, as vehicles carrying the radiation detectors are travelling at slow speeds. The gauge was picked up from Rio Tinto's Gudai-Darri mine site on Jan 12. When it was unpacked for inspection on Jan 25, the gauge was found broken apart, with one of four mounting bolts missing and screws from the gauge also gone.
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