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Australians Scour Desert for Dangerous Radioactive Capsule Smaller Than a Penny

Por: The New York Times World January 28, 2023

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The authorities in Western Australia are searching for a dangerously radioactive capsule, which they believe fell off a truck while being transported.But they have a problem: The capsule is smaller than a penny, while the search zone is a stretch of vast desert highway about as long as California’s coastline.The capsule, a small silver cylinder measuring 0.3 inches by 0.2 inches, came from a Rio Tinto mine and formed a part of a sensor used in... + full article



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