SYDNEY: Authorities in Australia will review laws that penalise the mishandling of radioactive material with a A$1,000 (US$707) fine as a search for a hazardous capsule lost in the Outback enters a s
Officials from Western Australia's emergency response department, defence authorities, radiation specialists and others are combing a 1,400km stretch of highway for the tiny capsule, from a mining device, that was lost in transit more than two weeks ago.
The penalty for failing to safely handle radioactive substances is A$1,000 and A$50 per day the offence continues, according to state legislation from 1975. The silver capsule, 6mm in diameter and 8mm long, contains Caesium-137 which emits radiation equal to 10 X-rays per hour.A handout image shows Department of Fire and Emergency Services crew searching for a radioactive capsule from a Rio Tinto mine after it disappeared on a 1400km journey across the outback, in Australia in this picture obtained on Jan 28, 2023.
The state minister for health, Amber-Jade Sanderson, told the news conference her government was looking to change laws to allow for higher penalties and cost recovery in such circumstances, she said.
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