Thailand searches for missing radioactive cylinder taken from power plant

A tiny radioactive capsule went missing in Australia in January. It was found after two weeks of thorough search. - Reuters

BANGKOK (AFP): Thai authorities are scrambling to find a cylinder containing dangerous radioactive material that went missing from a power station, officials said on Tuesday (March 14 ), warning of serious health risks from direct exposure.

Staff at the coal-fired plant in Prachinburi Province, east of Bangkok, noticed the steel tube, 30cm (12 inches) long and 13 centimetres wide, was missing during routine checks on Friday.