<span style="color: #222222;">Authorities in Western Australia say they have found a tiny radioactive capsule which went missing last month. The capsule was found when a vehicle equipped with specialist equipment detected radiation, officials said.<br />''<br />''A huge search was triggered when the object was lost while being transported along a 1,400 km route across the state. Authorities released a close-up picture of the pea-sized capsule – which could cause serious harm if handled – on the ground among tiny pebbles.<br />''<br />''It contains a small quantity of Caesium-137, which could cause skin damage, burns or radiation sickness. Mining giant Rio Tinto apologised for losing the device, which is used as a density gauge in the mining industry.<br />''<br />''It will be stored at a secure location in the town of Newman overnight before being transported to a secure facility in the city of Perth on Thursday.</span><br />