The Latest Breaking News from Radiation

Nuclear safety agency joins radioactive capsule hunt

The painstaking search along a 1400km route in Western Australia for a missing radioactive capsule which fell off a truck is expected to take five days.

AAP · Jan 31, 2023

What is the radioactive capsule missing in WA used for and how dangerous is it?

As authorities scour the desert for the missing source, here’s what we know about how it works and what threat it poses to humans

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2023

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

The item, which is 6 mm by 8 mm in size, may have been caught in the tires of passing vehicles and taken off track to where teams are searching.

Fortune · Jan 30, 2023

Australian mining company apologises for losing highly radioactive capsule on 1,400km stretch of road

Caesium-137 source emits a radiation amount that is equal to receiving 10 X-rays in an hour

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023

Search stepped up for potentially deadly radioactive capsule lost in Western Australia

Authorities have conceded the capsule of highly radioactive material may never be found after disappearing on a 1400km journey

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2023

Warning as cancer-causing radioactive capsule lost in Australia

Tiny Caesium-137 capsule reported missing more than two weeks after being transported from mining site

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

Radioactive capsule's loss in Western Australia described as 'highly unusual' as authorities urge public to keep their distance

Authorities are continuing to desperately search for a radioactive capsule — which can cause severe burns and other health problems — along a 1,400-kilometre stretch of road in Western Australia.

ABC News · Jan 28, 2023

Missing radioactive capsule: WA officials admit it was weeks before anyone realised it was lost

Fire and Emergency Services official says capsule left Rio Tinto mine site on 10 January but was not found missing for 15 days

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2023

Search underway for radioactive capsule missing in Australia

Parts of Western Australia were under a radiation alert on Saturday after authorities said a radioactive capsule used in mining was lost en-route to the state's capital, Perth.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2023

WHO advising governments to stockpile medicines for 'nuclear emergencies' after the EU's latest warning on Putin

Many countries are underprepared, according to the document which advises how to treat radiation and nuclear exposure.

Fortune · Jan 27, 2023