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		shapefrog on Feb 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Missing radioactive capsule found in WA outback af... > "He said a search vehicle was driving past at 70 kilometres per hour on the Great Northern Highway when a detection device revealed radiation." Did nobody think to drive along the road with a geiger counter for the last few weeks?

rippercushions on Feb 1, 2023 | [–]

Yes, and that's how they found it. But as this comment explains, it's not quite as trivial as you'd think:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34570931

We were lucky that it was found close to the road and thus not masked by background radiation.

Schiendelman on Feb 1, 2023 | [–]

Few weeks? It’s been known to be missing for one week.

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