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Mt Isa Council, Queensland, considers inviting in radioactive trash

Mount Isa council considers late bid for north-west Queensland to host radioactive waste dump, ABC News By Zara Margolis The Mount Isa City Council is considering applying to the Federal Government to develop a radioactive waste management facility in the region.

Earlier this year, the Department of Science and Industry invited states and territories to nominate land for a facility to safely store Australia’s radioactive waste.

Nominations officially closed in May but Tony McGrady said he was only made aware of the process on Wednesday and the council still wanted to apply……http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-16/mount-isa-considers-bid-for-radioactive-waste-dump/6859612

October 16, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Queensland, wastes