Nuclear dump investigation by Committee For Adelaide backs SA waste storage plan
8 years, 10 months ago

Nuclear dump investigation by Committee For Adelaide backs SA waste storage plan

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An Adelaide team has returned from an overseas investigation of a nuclear fuel dump having concluded South Australia has an extraordinary opportunity to follow the same path. "I don't think there's any doubt that the science is safe," delegation leader Matt Clemow said. We went into the facility 448 metres underground and were standing where the waste would be delivered into," Mr Clemow said. The final recommendations from South Australia's Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle are set to be revealed next week, after interim findings were announced earlier in the year.

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Decision to store AUKUS nuclear waste at submarine shipyards blindsides Adelaide residents
4 months, 1 week ago

Decision to store AUKUS nuclear waste at submarine shipyards blindsides Adelaide residents

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LADY PHYLLIS COLLINS: I name this submarine Collins. EILEEN DARLEY, PT ADELAIDE COMMUNITY OPPOSING AUKUS: The legislation allows for radioactive nuclear waste to be stored at this facility, a stone's throw away from where people live, and right next to a waterway. ANGELIQUE DONNELLAN: The Osborne Shipyard is in suburban Adelaide, 25 kilometres northwest of the CBD, and within Federal …

Adelaide residents blindsided by decision to store AUKUS nuclear waste at submarine shipyards
4 months, 1 week ago

Adelaide residents blindsided by decision to store AUKUS nuclear waste at submarine shipyards

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The $368 billion AUKUS pact is promising thousands of jobs and the return of submarine construction to South Australia. Last month legislation quietly passed the federal parliament that will allow for the storage and disposal of nuclear waste at the Adelaide shipyard in Osborne, which is 25 kilometres north-west of the city's CBD and near the popular seaside suburb of …

What happens to nuclear waste under Peter Dutton's Coalition plan to build seven nuclear power reactors?
9 months ago

What happens to nuclear waste under Peter Dutton's Coalition plan to build seven nuclear power reactors?

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In short: Debate on Australia's nuclear future will need to include clear information on the transportation and storage of nuclear waste. Australia currently produces a relatively small amount of radioactive waste due to its limited nuclear industry, with just one reactor used for research and medical purposes, located at Lucas Heights in Sydney. Peter Dutton in announcing the Coalition's nuclear …

Government abandons plan to dump nuclear waste near Kimba, sparking new hunt for dump site
1 year, 7 months ago

Government abandons plan to dump nuclear waste near Kimba, sparking new hunt for dump site

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The federal government has formally abandoned plans to build a low-level nuclear waste dump near Kimba in regional South Australia. Key points: The planned nuclear waste site near Kimba, SA, has been formally abandoned The Federal Court ruled against Coalition plans to dump nuclear waste there The Opposition claims it is a massive setback Last month the Federal Court ruled …

Site for high-level nuclear waste dump under AUKUS deal must be in national interest, SA premier says
2 years ago

Site for high-level nuclear waste dump under AUKUS deal must be in national interest, SA premier says

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South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says an approved radioactive waste dump near Kimba will not handle spent fuel rods from AUKUS subs, which will instead be stored on defence land. Key points: Australia needs to build a nuclear waste disposal site under its AUKUS deal The Defence Minister says a defence-owned site will be found SA's premier says the site …

Traditional owners lodge legal challenge to planned Kimba nuclear waste dump
3 years, 3 months ago

Traditional owners lodge legal challenge to planned Kimba nuclear waste dump

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Traditional owners on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula have formally lodged a legal challenge to the federal government's plan to build a nuclear waste dump in the region. Key points: The Barngarla people have begun legal action against a planned radioactive waste dump The federal government wants to build the facility near Kimba Traditional owners have complained they were not consulted …

SA power cuts: Nuclear energy should be considered as solution, state Liberals say
8 years, 1 month ago

SA power cuts: Nuclear energy should be considered as solution, state Liberals say

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Despite opposing a high-level nuclear waste dump in South Australia, state Liberal leader Steven Marshall is now proposing nuclear power as a potential solution to the state's energy reliability issues. A citizens' jury rejected high-level nuclear waste storage in November, prompting Mr Marshall to declare plans of "turning South Australia into a nuclear waste dump" were "now dead". "The royal …

Nuclear dump referendum sought by South Australia's Premier
8 years, 4 months ago

Nuclear dump referendum sought by South Australia's Premier

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Debate over building a high-level nuclear waste dump is not over yet in South Australia, with Premier Jay Weatherill saying he wants a state-wide referendum on the issue. Referendums in SA: 1991: Electoral redistribution Electoral redistribution 1982: Daylight saving Daylight saving 1970: Retail late trading Retail late trading 1965: Conduct of lotteries Conduct of lotteries 1911: MPs' pay rise MPs' …

Nuclear fuel cycle: Opposition says Jay Weatherill's dream of SA nuclear dump 'is now dead'
8 years, 4 months ago

Nuclear fuel cycle: Opposition says Jay Weatherill's dream of SA nuclear dump 'is now dead'

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Opposition Leader Steven Marshall has announced he will not support the building of a high-level nuclear waste facility in South Australia, saying there is too much at risk. The jury of more than 300 randomly selected people delivered its 50-page report to Premier Jay Weatherill on Sunday, with two thirds of them opposed to the state storing high-level nuclear waste. …

Critics argue Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission skewed by advocacy group's evidence
8 years, 4 months ago

Critics argue Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission skewed by advocacy group's evidence

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Claims that building a radioactive waste dump would give a massive boost to the South Australian economy rely on a report co-authored by members of an advocacy group for international nuclear storage "solutions". A royal commission into the nuclear fuel cycle has urged South Australia to develop a facility for the disposal of international used nuclear fuel and waste, arguing …

Why Jay Weatherill is in Finland to investigate Australia's nuclear future
8 years, 6 months ago

Why Jay Weatherill is in Finland to investigate Australia's nuclear future

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In case you missed it, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill is in western Finland. To investigate whether his state should build a high-level international nuclear waste dump to store radioactive uranium deep underground for at least 100,000 years. But around the "final repository", the tax cuts, welfare increases, community facilities and jobs the nuclear industry has funded got the dump …

Two nuclear proposals 'confusing discussion' about potential waste dumps in South Australia
8 years, 6 months ago

Two nuclear proposals 'confusing discussion' about potential waste dumps in South Australia

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Two separate proposals for storing nuclear waste in South Australia have caused widespread confusion in communities and the Premier has conceded public consultation was badly timed. The State Government has launched a state-wide public consultation program on royal commission recommendations to store the world's high-grade nuclear waste in SA. But at the same time the Federal Government has short-listed Wallerberdina …

Anti-nuclear pioneer Helen Caldicott slams SA waste dump plans
8 years, 10 months ago

Anti-nuclear pioneer Helen Caldicott slams SA waste dump plans

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A pioneer of Australia's anti-nuclear movement has described the final report from South Australia's Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission as a "snow job". Tentative findings released in February recommended the creation of a high-level waste nuclear dump that would store 138,000 tonnes of spent fuel from around the world, as well as a separate "above-ground interim storage facility". "Paid for …

Nuclear fuel cycle royal commission: Final report expected to reiterate support for dump
8 years, 10 months ago

Nuclear fuel cycle royal commission: Final report expected to reiterate support for dump

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The final report arising from South Australia's nuclear fuel cycle royal commission is almost certain to leave crucial questions about possible future dump sites unanswered, an anti-nuclear spokesman says. Key points: Final report to be made public after commissioner Kevin Scarce briefs Government Report expected to reiterate support for waste dump Bipartisanship by major parties could benefit Greens, political expert …

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission report urges SA to pursue waste dump
8 years, 10 months ago

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission report urges SA to pursue waste dump

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South Australia should build a used-nuclear fuel and intermediate-level waste storage facility, the final report of a state royal commission has recommended. Key points: Inquiry backs SA nuclear waste dump and pushing for relaxed restrictions on nuclear power generation SA Government will put its response to Parliament by the end of the year Conservationists warn any waste dump would be …

Nuclear royal commission's findings for South Australia to be revealed on Monday
8 years, 10 months ago

Nuclear royal commission's findings for South Australia to be revealed on Monday

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The final report on South Australia's nuclear fuel cycle royal commission will be handed to the Government today. Earlier this year in the tentative findings of the Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Mr Scarce said the state could benefit from developing its role in the nuclear cycle and could take 13 per cent of world's nuclear waste if …

Nuclear dump: Barndioota station in SA earmarked as site of waste facility
8 years, 10 months ago

Nuclear dump: Barndioota station in SA earmarked as site of waste facility

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A cattle station in South Australia has been earmarked as the possible site for the nation's first nuclear waste dump. Key points: Resources Minister says the SA site is not the final decision Residents will be given 12 months to negotiate a community package The site is owned by former Liberal senator Grant Chapman The Wallerberdina station near Barndioota in …

Nuclear waste dump to meet 'global need' recommended for SA by royal commission
9 years, 1 month ago

Nuclear waste dump to meet 'global need' recommended for SA by royal commission

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A nuclear dump in South Australia could take 13 per cent of the world's waste, meeting a "global need", and be operational by the end of next decade, an inquiry has found. Key findings: Any nuclear waste dump for SA could be operational by late 2020s 138,000-tonne storage facility could generate revenue of more than $257 billion Nuclear power plant …

Nuclear dump proposal: SA reacts to royal commission's initial findings
9 years, 1 month ago

Nuclear dump proposal: SA reacts to royal commission's initial findings

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The South Australian Government has not formed a position, either for or against, a proposal for a nuclear waste dump that would store more than 10 per cent of the world's waste, Premier Jay Weatherill says. Asked if the Liberals would support the establishment of a waste dump in the state, Mr Marshall said he supported making a "responsible decision …

Six sites shortlisted for Australia's first nuclear waste dump; Government faces battle to convince locals worried over safety
9 years, 4 months ago

Six sites shortlisted for Australia's first nuclear waste dump; Government faces battle to convince locals worried over safety

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The Federal Government is facing brewing community discontent about some of the sites that have been shortlisted to host Australia's first permanent nuclear waste dump. Key points: Six key sites shortlisted for nuclear waste dump Three sites located in South Australia Landholders stand to cash in if dump goes ahead Overnight the Government released the shortlist of six sites nominated …

SA Government 'open' to nuclear waste dump proposal despite previous opposition: Weatherill
9 years, 4 months ago

SA Government 'open' to nuclear waste dump proposal despite previous opposition: Weatherill

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The South Australian Government will not agree to house a radioactive waste dump until the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission hands down its findings next year, the Premier has said. Key points: SA law prohibits nuclear waste sites State Government reconsidering its position on nuclear, pending royal commission's findings Greens, conservationists concerned proposal first step to storing high toxic waste …

A timeline of South Australia's nuclear dump debate
9 years, 6 months ago

A timeline of South Australia's nuclear dump debate

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Plans for a national nuclear waste dump have been on the agenda for decades, and for much of that time South Australia's outback has been touted as a possible site. ALP promises to stop SA nuclear waste dump January 29, 2004 The ALP national conference commits a future Federal Labor Government to abandon plans for a new nuclear waste dump …

Federal Government calls for site nominations for nuclear waste dump
10 years ago

Federal Government calls for site nominations for nuclear waste dump

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Landowners have a chance to nominate their property to become Australia's first nuclear waste dump and states and territories will not be able to veto the decision, under a process begun by the Federal Government. Federal Industry and Science Minister Ian Macfarlane said the process for voluntary site nominations for a national radioactive waste management facility had begun and would …

Nuclear waste dump has potential to earn SA billions of dollars: Ziggy Switkowski
10 years, 1 month ago

Nuclear waste dump has potential to earn SA billions of dollars: Ziggy Switkowski

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A nuclear waste dump in South Australia could earn the state billions of dollars in revenue, according to former chair of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. Dr Ziggy Switkowski told 891 ABC Adelaide he welcomed Premier Jay Weatherill's announcement of a royal commission to look into the future role South Australia could play in the nuclear industry. "Another …

Nuclear issues to be examined by SA royal commission, Premier Jay Weatherill announces
10 years, 1 month ago

Nuclear issues to be examined by SA royal commission, Premier Jay Weatherill announces

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A royal commission will look at the future role South Australia should play in the nuclear industry, Premier Jay Weatherill says. He said the inquiry would look at SA's involvement in the mining, enrichment, energy and storage phases in the life cycle of nuclear fuel. "We believe South Australians should be given the opportunity to explore the practical, financial and …

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