It began as the scarcely believable tale of a very tiny and very lost radioactive 'Tic Tac' in the Australian desert, and ended up a planet-sized news story.
abc.net.au/news/australian-radioactive-capsule-search-explainer-timeline/101923102The last time "radioactive" was this much of an internet buzz word was in August 2013 when Australians were trying to search for lyrics to the hit song by Imagine Dragons.
It wasn't until more than a week later on January 25 that someone realised the radiation gauge had arrived without its radiation. A capsule containing radioactive caesium-137, which was a part of the gauge, had disappeared.After failing for a couple of days to find the capsule, authorities decided it was probably time to tell everyone that an extremely tiny and potentially dangerous radioactive ball bearing was lost.
The radioactive capsule posed a potential health risk – but to put it into context, according to experts you would need to hold it for about an hour to receive radiation burns. With the huge amount of resources being poured into the mission, it raised questions about the potential consequences for whoever was found responsible for losing the radioactive capsule.WA Police ruled out foul play, and WorkSafe weren't investigating the incident, which meant it would only be governed under the Radiation Safety Act.was just a $1,000 fine – "ridiculously low" according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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