Teams with handheld radiation detection devices and metal detectors are looking along 36 km of a busy freight route for the 8 mm by 6 mm unit that is believed to have fallen off the back of a truck.
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It is believed a screw became loose inside a large lead-lined gauge and the unit fell through a hole. He said the capsule was packed in accordance with the radiation safety transport and regulations inside a box bolted onto a pallet.
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