Antinuclear

Move to cleanup radioactive water at Ranger uranium mine

Mine equipment transport to disrupt weekend travellers ABC Radio 105.7 Darwin, By Clare Rawlinson , 8 Nov 12 Energy Resources Australia has asked for motorists’ patience as the uranium miner prepares to transport heavy equipment from Darwin to Jabiru at speeds of 30kmph this weekend.

ERA chief executive Rob Atkinson said the company would use police escort down the Stuart Hwy and Kakadu Hwy over two days of travel. The equipment will be used in a new $220m “brine concentrator” – a machine being built at the Jabiru Ranger Uranium Mine to treat 30 years of contaminated waste water…
Mr Atkinson said scientific testing would take place before releasing
the treated water to ensure it met environmental standards.
The future of the mine is not yet known, but Mr Atkinson said there
was potential for further mining…..
Negotiations with the Government, Environmental Protection Authority
and traditional owners would need to take place before further mining.
Mr Atkinson said ERA would have built the brine concentrator
regardless of whether there was the potential for further mining, as
part of its environmental responsibilities.
The brine concentrator equipment will be transported over three
weekends starting this Saturday at dawn with trucks leaving East Arm
and travelling down to Pine Creek before turning onto the Kakadu
Highway.    …
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/11/08/3628599.htm

November 8, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, Northern Territory, uranium