A 'small amount' of uranium ore and a Geiger counter are secured and contained after being discovered in a solders' bedroom at Holsworthy Barracks.
Military personnel have removed a "small amount" of uranium ore and a Geiger counter from a soldier's bedroom at Holsworthy Barracks .
The ABC can reveal a "small amount" of uranium ore and a Geiger counter were secured and contained by members of the Special Operations Engineer Regiment , before being taken away from the army base. The soldier who bought the uranium and Geiger counter is believed to be a member of a Signals Squadron, with other ADF personnel at Holsworthy now jokingly dubbing him "Uranium Sig".
In a statement, defence confirmed it had "secured, contained and removed potentially hazardous material from Holsworthy Barracks", and insisted "the material is not related to army equipment or activities".
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