Tiny radioactive capsule lost in Australian outback carries the equivalent of 10 X-ray blasts as fears mount it could be picked up by passing traffic
Australian authorities and mining giants Rio Tinto are scrambling to find a small radioactive capsule lost somewhere along a near-900 mile stretch of road in the outback. The casing of the capsule contains Caesium-137 — a substance that researchers have found has a lifespan of more than three…
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