Halliburton lost some radioactive nuclear waste while fracking in West Texas.

That’s kinda the trifecta of “Makes You Want To Puke:”

1.  Halliburton
2.  Missing nuclear waste
3.  Fracking

Halliburton reported it lost on September 11th.  Halliburton claims they sent out special machinery to look for it  until the machinery was needed for Dick Cheney’s heart.  The Texas National Guard also hunted.  Nada.

Well, it got found.

Thankfully, the Midland County Sheriff’s Department said that an oilfield worker spotted the radioactive rod on the ground near a highway on Friday and immediately called police. The worker recognized it thanks to fliers passed out with photos of the device.

It was only by shear luck that the worker didn’t barbeque it and call over his friends for a cookout.

Thanks to Kathleen for the heads up.