MICHAEL BLEBY: The road from Rio: nuclear drama in the desert
A contractor informed Rio Tinto of a missing radioactive capsule on a 1,400km stretch of road
07 February 2023 - 05:00
Last week remote Western Australia became the stage for a nuclear drama that drew global attention when a highly radioactive capsule the size of a Tic Tac fell off the back of a truck. Literally.
Here’s an account of how the drama played out:..
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