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Australian authorities are looking for a deadly radioactive capsule that fell from a truck on a highway

The caesium-137 capsule was intended for mining. | Font: Photo by Alexandra Bardash on Unsplash

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authorities Australia They are concerned that a small radioactive capsule fell from a truck in the middle of the country’s highways.

Said radioactive tablet is transported cesium-137radiation equivalent to 10 x-rays in the human body at the same time.

death capsule

This capsule is only 8mm long and 6mm wide, according to health officials.

The theory goes that a bolt in the back of the truck that was carrying it loosened from vibration from the road and the cylinder came off.

According to Andrew Robertson, director of health for Western Australia, this equipment is used in industrial mining. “This is about the same amount of radiation that the average person receives just walking for a year, but radiates in an hour,” he says.

The cylinder went missing on a 1,440-kilometer stretch of road in Australia, and authorities have urged people not to pick it up if they find it.

serious circumstances

The tablet emits gamma and beta rays at anyone nearby. In the long run, this may cause cancer. In the short term, this can burn the skin or cause a syndrome radiation spicy.

Officials said “the risk to society as a whole is relatively low, however it is important to be aware of the risks and what to do if you see a capsule.” They warn people to stay at least 5 meters away, “do not touch”, “do not put in a bag”, “do not put in a car”, and “seek medical attention immediately… if material is touched.

capsule cesium-137 he settled in the wall of an apartment building in Ukraine in 1980. He stayed there for 9 years, poisoning people who approached him. Seventeen people were exposed to radioactive materials, four died.

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