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A tiny capsule, the center of a large search, its contents is radioactive.
一个小小的胶囊，现在成为了一场大型搜索行动的重点，其内部的成分是具有放射性的。
Caesium-137 was being used in mining operations.
这枚铯-137放射源此前用于采矿作业。
It was traveling from a Rio Tinto mine site in WA's north.
这个胶囊当时是从西澳州北部的力拓集团的一处矿区运出的。
It should have arrived in Perth, but never did.
按计划现在应该已经到达珀斯，但却迟迟未能出现。
It's understood it fell from a truck, but it's not clear when or where, just somewhere in the past 15 days, over 1,000 kilometers stretch of road.
据了解，该胶囊是从一辆卡车上掉下来的，但掉落的时间和地点尚不清楚，只知道是在过去15天里，掉落在一段超过1000公里的道路的某处。
"Our immediate focus, however, now is to safely contain the material to protect the community."
“我们现在的当务之急是安全控制该物质，以保护社区。”
If not found, the substance could be radioactive for years to come.
如果无法找到，这种物质在未来几年都可能具有放射性。
"There is the potential that we may not find this."
“确实存在找不到它的可能性。”
Although it's only the size of a 10 cent piece, the health department says if you see the tiny capsule, do not approach.
虽然它只有10分硬币的大小，但健康部门表示，如果你看到了这个小胶囊，千万不要接近。
It can't be weaponized, but it can have serious health consequences.
虽然它不能被武器化，但也是会造成严重的健康后果的。
It's the equivalent to receiving 10 X-rays in an hour.
相当于在一小时内接受了10次X光的辐射。
