Australia a great place for a dump?
Feb 3rd 2003, 4:45 am
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Australia a great place for a dump?
At last a use for emptyness that is Australia , if you poor sods in SA start having more than your fair share of cancers etc not to worry look at the service you are doing the world better there than the first option WA.
Scientists had cleared the building of a nuclear waste dump near a military target range in South Australia's outback, the federal government said today.
Science Minister Peter McGauran said Defence Department activities were considered when identifying a preferred site for the proposed repository at Woomera in SA's north.
The Australian newspaper report today, that the Defence Department was opposed to the low-level radioactive dump being established at the site.
But Mr McGauran said all defence issues were examined when deciding a preferred site.
"An extensive risk assessment was undertaken with respect to defence activities and the possible siting of the repository on the WPA," he said today in a statement.
"All issues relating to defence use of the WPA have been fully examined by independent scientific consultants, who found that the national repository could be located on the WPA and could be accommodated along with defence use of Woomera."
Mr McGauran said an Environmental Impact Statement had concluded the "risk from the repository from defence activities low and within acceptable operational parameters".
SA Premier Mike Rann today asked the government to release the Defence Department report raising concerns about the site.
He said Mr McGauran made no mention of the department concerns when announcing the dump would proceed when in Adelaide two weeks ago.
Mr Rann said if the federal government refused to release the department document "most South Australians, including me as premier, will believe there has been a cover up".
Scientists had cleared the building of a nuclear waste dump near a military target range in South Australia's outback, the federal government said today.
Science Minister Peter McGauran said Defence Department activities were considered when identifying a preferred site for the proposed repository at Woomera in SA's north.
The Australian newspaper report today, that the Defence Department was opposed to the low-level radioactive dump being established at the site.
But Mr McGauran said all defence issues were examined when deciding a preferred site.
"An extensive risk assessment was undertaken with respect to defence activities and the possible siting of the repository on the WPA," he said today in a statement.
"All issues relating to defence use of the WPA have been fully examined by independent scientific consultants, who found that the national repository could be located on the WPA and could be accommodated along with defence use of Woomera."
Mr McGauran said an Environmental Impact Statement had concluded the "risk from the repository from defence activities low and within acceptable operational parameters".
SA Premier Mike Rann today asked the government to release the Defence Department report raising concerns about the site.
He said Mr McGauran made no mention of the department concerns when announcing the dump would proceed when in Adelaide two weeks ago.
Mr Rann said if the federal government refused to release the department document "most South Australians, including me as premier, will believe there has been a cover up".
