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RADIOACTIVE CAPSULE SEARCH WA

Crews search for a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule from a Rio Tinto mine after it disappeared on a journey across the outback. Credit: Supplied by the Department Of Fire And Emergency Services / AAP

Authorities in Western Australia are on the hunt for a potentially deadly source of radiation - that literally fell off the back of a truck. The tiny radioactive capsule is believed to have been lost somewhere along the 1400 kilometre journey from the Pilbara to Perth.

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Authorities in Western Australia are on the hunt for a potentially deadly source of radiation - that literally fell off the back of a truck. The tiny radioactive capsule is believed to have been lost somewhere along the 1400 kilometre journey from the Pilbara to Perth.

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