Radiation warning for BHP Olympic Dam expansion
perth now Steve Larkin August 24, 2009
BHP Billiton has been told by governments to provide more information on radiation risks of the proposed expansion of the company’s Olympic Dam mine.
The South Australian and Northern Territory governments have both called for the BHP Billiton to address radiation concerns associated with the company’s planned expansion of the uranium, copper and gold mine in the north of SA…………..
……..the SA government’s submission demanded further detailed investigation of the radiation risk to mine workers and the community of Roxby Downs, near the Olympic Dam site.The NT government submission called for further information regarding radiation risks to workers at the Port of Darwin.
The SA government also said BHP Billiton’s EIS contained inadequate marine surveys regarding potential risks to discharge in the upper Spencer Gulf…………
….The NT government submission said the draft EIS did not sufficiently address emergency procedures for a transport accident along the Olympic Dam to Darwin rail line, particularly in remote areas.
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