Australia’s nuclear safety agency has joined the hunt for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback, sending a team with specialized car-mounted and portable detection equipment.
The capsule, part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed, had been entrusted by Rio Tinto Ltd to a specialist contractor to transport. Rio apologized on Monday for the loss, which happened sometime in the past two weeks.
The truck travelled from Rio’s Gudai-Darri mine, north of Newman, a small town in the remote Kimberley region, to a storage facility in the suburbs of Perth — a distance longer than the length of Great Britain. A mining corporation on Sunday apologized for losing the highly radioactive capsule over an 870-mile stretch of Western Australia.“It will take approximately five days to travel the original route, an estimated 1400kms , with crews travelling north and south along Great Northern Highway,” Department of Fire and Emergency Services Incident Controller Darryl Ray said in a statement late on Monday.
Authorities suspect vibrations from the truck caused the screws and the bolt to come loose, and the capsule fell out of the package and then out of a gap in the truck.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
The hunt is on for a tiny radioactive capsule missing in AustraliaAuthorities were scouring an 870-mile stretch of road Monday, while a mining giant apologized for losing the dangerous device, which is believed to have fallen from one of its trucks.
Consulte Mais informação »
Australia mining company sorry for losing radioactive devicePERTH, Australia (AP) — A mining corporation on Sunday apologized for losing a highly radioactive capsule over a 1,400-kilometer (870-mile) stretch of Western Australia, as authorities combed parts of the road looking for the tiny but dangerous substance.
Consulte Mais informação »
Australia Mining Company Sorry for Losing Dangerous Radioactive Device Still Not FoundA mining corporation has apologized for losing a highly radioactive capsule over a 870-mile stretch of Western Australia. Authorities are combing parts of the road looking for the tiny but dangerous substance. It’s believed to have fallen off a truck while being transported between a desert mine site and the city of Perth on Jan. 10.
Consulte Mais informação »
Australia Mining Company Sorry for Losing Dangerous Radioactive DeviceA mining corporation has apologized for losing a highly radioactive capsule over a 870-mile stretch of Western Australia. Authorities are combing parts of the road looking for the tiny but dangerous substance. It’s believed to have fallen off a truck while being transported between a desert mine site and the city of Perth on Jan. 10.
Consulte Mais informação »
The Search Is On in Australia for a Missing Radioactive Capsule Lost in TransitA mining corporation has apologized for losing a highly radioactive capsule over a 870-mile stretch of Western Australia. Authorities are combing parts of the road looking for the tiny but dangerous substance. It’s believed to have fallen off a truck while being transported between a desert mine site and the city of Perth on Jan. 10.
Consulte Mais informação »
Türkiye voices solidarity with Turkish minority in Greece's Western Thrace'Türkiye will resolutely continue its support for this just struggle of the Turkish minority in Western Thrace and will not leave its cognate brothers alone,' Türkiye's foreign ministry said on Twitter.
Consulte Mais informação »