WebFeb 1, 2023 · The tiny capsule filled with Caesium-137, at 8 millimeters tall and 6 millimeters in diameter, was found on the roadside of a remote highway Wednesday afternoon, six days after it went missing in Western Australia.

WebFeb 1, 2023 · On 25 January, when mining company Rio Tinto reported that one of their Caesium-137 radioactive capsules had gone missing, Western Australian authorities faced a seemingly impossible task.

WebFeb 1, 2023 · A tiny but highly radioactive capsule that went missing in the Australian outback was found Wednesday after a frantic weeklong search covering an 870-mile stretch of highway.

WebJan 31, 2023 · Updated February 1, 20237:34 AM ET By Joe Hernandez Enlarge this image In this photo provided by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, its members search for a radioactive capsule...

WebFeb 1, 2023 · Authorities scanning a remote Australian highway for a tiny missing radioactive capsule have found it by the roadside, after a challenging search likened to trying to find a needle in a haystack.

WebJan 30, 2023 · 01:24 'The needle in the haystack': radioactive capsule found in Australia after extensive search – video Nuclear waste Explainer What is the radioactive capsule missing in WA used for and...

WebFeb 2, 2023 · Brisbane, Australia CNN — The discovery of a tiny lost radioactive capsule beside a remote highway in Western Australia raises many questions – not least how it escaped layers of...

WebFeb 1, 2023 · Reuters. SYDNEY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Wednesday found a radioactive capsule that was lost in the vast Outback after nearly a week-long search along a 1,400 km (870-mile ...

WebFeb 2, 2023 · Last modified on Thu 2 Feb 2023 09.01 EST. If finding the tiny radioactive capsule that went missing in the vast Australian outback was like finding a needle in a haystack, at least the needle was ...

WebLocal media reports suggest it was found some 74km from Newman - so around 200km from the mine site. No one appeared to have been injured by the capsule, according to authorities, and it did...