The capsule used in mining was lost en-route to Perth. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY - Parts of Western Australia were under a radiation alert on Saturday after authorities said a radioactive capsule used in mining was lost en-route to the state’s capital, Perth.
The small, silver capsule containing Caesium-137 got lost during transport from north of Newman - a small town in the remote Kimberley region - to the north-east suburbs of Perth, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services said. The capsule went missing while being driven in a truck from a mine to a Perth storage facility, the state’s health agency said. Newman is about 1,200 km north-east of Perth.
The capsule was reportedly from a Rio Tinto Ltd mine. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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