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Urgent search under way for missing radioactive capsule in Australian outback | South China Morning Post

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An urgent search is under way for a radioactive capsule that went missing in Western Australia. Australian health officials said the silver capsule contains the radioactive substance caesium 137, which could cause radiation burns or illness if touched. The 8mm (0.31in) by 6mm (0.24in) unit is believed to have fallen…

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