Nuclear waste dump threat to South Australia’s agriculture. Concern in Kimba
Nuclear waste proposal raises SA concerns, news.com.ai 13 Nov 15 The Eyre Peninsula’s clean, green farming image could be damaged if a proposed nuclear waste dump goes ahead, a regional mayor says.The federal government has short-listed six sites for a nuclear waste dump, including three in South Australia.
Two sites are west of Whyalla and another is north of Port Augusta.
“The concerns are around agriculture, which is our main industry. There is a concern we’ll damage our clean, green image,” Mr Johnson told AAP on Friday.
“We don’t want to base any of our decisions on fear. We want to base them on facts.”
SA Premier Jay Weatherill says findings from the Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle will guide SA’s response to the proposal.
Current state legislation does not allow for the establishment of a nuclear waste storage facility but that could change depending on the commission’s recommendations………
The Conservation Council of South Australia says the federal government is yet to release detailed maps showing the exact locations of short-listed sites.”Worried members of the community are not being given enough information to work out whether [site] areas are in conservation areas,” chief executive Craig Wilkins said.
“It feels like they are stage-managing the release of information.” http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/11/13/10/04/sa-premier-to-wait-for-nuclear-dump-report#H9iw8QVxzpuzcF1M.99
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