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Mining company apologises for losing radioactive device in Australia
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A MINING corporation apologised today for losing a highly radioactive capsule on a 870-mile stretch of road in Western Australia, as authorities combed the route looking for the tiny but dangerous substance.
The capsule was part of a device believed to have fallen off a truck while being transported between a desert mine site and the city of Perth on January 10.
Western Australia emergency services have called on other states and the federal government for support finding the capsule as they lack equipment.
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