Missing!

[springyzone]

Saw this link.

Search underway for missing radioactive capsule in WA (msn.com)

They are talking about a very tiny capsule, probably the size of some of those button batteries.

Firstly, I'd be interested to know how many of them were being transported and how one 'went missing' in the first place. Are they certain it went missing in transit and not before or after?

Surely it couldn't just fall out of the side of the truck? Very suss.

And what is it for?

I presume the main danger is if someone tries to pry it open? But I don't really know.

Just hope the searchers have geiger counters as I can't see how they are going to locate the thing without them, and even then, I don't like their chances.

I am not sure humans can be trusted around anything radioactive/nuclear.

What can go wrong, will.

[ambercat16]

Haha, just came in to report it had been found!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/australian-radioactive-capsule-found-in-wa-outback-rio-tinto/... 

Actually, it might have been a good thing that it happened - it's certainly stirred things up and hopefully there will be some changes made and less complacency in the future

[cam-2793]

Nah! She'll be Jake mate.😉

[springyzone]

That's amazing it was found, but it seems it was picked up by a vehicle travelling at 70kph.

I was imagining people having to walk the whole route, on either side of the road.

Lots of questions to be answered and regulations and penalties to be reviewed, I would think.

I read that some TV show in US mocked the loss. To be expected, but should be careful as I bet there have been a few cover ups in that country, for sure.

[cam-2793]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/us-mil...

US has had 6 missing nuclear weapons go missing ( not yet found!) and has has over 30 "broken arrow" incidents that we know of, so yeah, let them mock us for temporarily misplacing one tiny capsule.