Updated Saturday, January 28, 2023 – 11:05 AM
The tiny capsule, six millimeters in diameter and eight millimeters high, contains a “small amount” of the radioactive substance cesium-137.
the emergency services from western australia, As the largest state in the Oceanian country, they continue an intensive search this Saturday to locate a poisonous capsule that was lost during its transfer to the regional capital. perthresulting in the issuance of a “Risk of Radioactive Materials” warning.
The tiny capsule, six millimeters in diameter and eight millimeters high, contains a “small amount” of the radioactive substance cesium-137, used in mining and “disappeared in transit between a mine” north of the city of Newman and north-east of Perth between January 10 and 16, Western Australia’s Department of Health said in a press release issued on Friday.
As a result, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services issued an alert to residents of various areas of Australia’s largest state, warning of the risks of exposure to this toxic substance, which include “radiation burns or radiation sickness” like cancer.
“The capsule is small, round and silver. The risk to the community as a whole it is relatively lowHowever, it is important to be aware of the risks and what to do if you see the capsule,” the warning said.
The agency warned that if people sight suspicious material, keep at least five meters away, don’t touch it, don’t keep it in bags or backpacks, and don’t take it to their cars, but report it “immediately” to authorities. .
The teams work to find the radioactive capsule don’t know at the momentthe exact point at which the artifact was lost, as the city of Newman is about 1,400 kilometers north-east of Perth, the final destination of the truck transporting it.
The toxic material was packed on January 10 and the vehicle arrived in Perth six days later, but it wasn’t until January 25 that cargo inspectors discovered that one of the packages had been torn and one of those tiny capsules had been lost along the way, complete the Entity.
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