search by Mexican authorities. The truck was found a day later near Hueypoxtla, where it was discovered that the source had been removed from its shielding. The source was found shortly after in a nearby field, where it was safely recovered. The thieves could have received a fatal dose of radiation. August 2018 – A 23 kg radioactive source used for industrial radiography (detecting defects in metal weldments) went missing from the back of a pickup truck during transportation in Malaysia. It contains 192Ir and was reported missing on August 10. This is not the first time such an incident happened. 2020s February 2020 - There was a Caesium-137 contamination in Serpong, Indonesia. Radioactive contamination has been found on empty land close to a residential building, with estimated dose exposure about 148 mSv/h. Depleted uranium and an empty cylinder has also been found in two houses in the same neighborhood. The owner is known to be a retired BATAN (National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia) employee. Decontamination procedure has been done by removing 87 drums of radioactive soil, and cutting trees and grass. A measurable Caesium-137 trace has been detected on two residents, at 0,12 mSv and 0,5 mSv each. May 2021 - In Mumbai, Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad arrested two people on 5 May with 7.1 kg of natural uranium estimated worth . It was unclear how they acquired the material. The National Investigation Agency later took over the case. January 2023 - Western Australian radioactive capsule incident: Between 10 January 2023 and 16 January 2023, a radioactive capsule containing a 19 giga becquerel caesium-137 ceramic source went missing from a truck on which it was being transported across Western Australia. On 27 January 2023, Members of the public were warned to observe a safe distance of five metres if they found the capsule, and drivers who had recently used the Great Northern Highway were asked to check their vehicle tyres in case it was lodged in the tread. It was located on 1 February 2023. See also Background radiation International Nuclear Event Scale List of civilian nuclear accidents List of military nuclear accidents List of nuclear reactors List of nuclear whistleblowers Lists of disasters Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents Nuclear power debate Nuclear power Nuclear reactor Radiation X-ray References External links Schema-root.org: Nuclear Power Accidents 2 topics, both with a current news feed U.S. Nuclear Regulatory