The Caesium-137 capsule lost in transit more than two weeks ago was discovered when a vehicle travelling at 70 kms per hour equipped with specialist detection equipment picked up the radiation, according to officials from the state of Western Australia
This picture on Wednesday shows the site where the (inset) capsule was found along a desert highway south of Newman, Western Australia. Pics/AFP
Australian authorities on Wednesday found a radioactive capsule smaller than a coin that was lost in the vast Outback after nearly a week-long search involving around 100 people along a 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) stretch of highway, officials said.
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The Caesium-137 capsule lost in transit more than two weeks ago was discovered when a vehicle travelling at 70 kms per hour equipped with specialist detection equipment picked up the radiation, according to officials from the state of Western Australia.
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The search team then used portable detection equipment to find the capsule, which was located about 2 metres from the side of the road in a remote area far from any community, they added.
Western Australia’s Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson said, “When you consider the scope of the search area, locating this object was a monumental challenge, the search groups have quite literally found the needle in the haystack.”
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