Nuclear waste is zombie waste: Australia must not become a dumping ground | Dave Sweeney
by Dave Sweeney from on (#1464D)
The royal commission into the nuclear fuel cycle was a Trojan horse for potential international radioactive waste disposal in outback Australia
Just under 12 months ago South Australian premier Jay Weatherill announced a nuclear fuel cycle royal commission to look into opportunities to expand the nuclear industry in his state.
The move surprised many at the time both because SA is a national leader in renewable energy production and also because uranium prices and production had plummeted following the Australian uranium-fuelled Fukushima crisis.
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