The Australian govt’s $31m nuclear bribe

Feds’ $31m nuclear sweetener, Whyalla News Louis Mayfield , 23 July 18 The federal government have injected more money into their Community Development Package, which will be available to the community selected as the future site for the nuclear waste management facility.

The value of the package has been tripled to $31 million, and is broken up into three separate programs:

An $8 million Community Skills and Development Program, delivering grants over the four year licencing and construction period to maximise the community benefits from the construction and operation of the Facility.
An increased $20 million National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (NRWMF) Community Fund, to deliver long term infrastructure and development benefits to the community.
Up to $3 million over three years from the Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) to strengthen Indigenous skills training and cultural heritage protection in the successful community.

Currently Kimba and Hawker remain in the running to be chosen as the location of the National Radioactive Waste Management Facility – but their communities remain deeply divided on the nuclear issue.

Resources Minister Matt Canavan said the Community Development Package would ensure the selected community has the skills in place to take advantage of the opportunities that will come with the facility.

The waste management facility itself is expected to create at least 45 jobs…….

Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he had spent considerable time communicating with Minister Canavan regarding the structure and relevance of the financial package to Kimba and/or Hawker.

……..Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick described the government’s announcement as ‘completely inappropriate and misguided’.

“As evidenced in recent visits to Kimba and Hawker by the Senate Economics Reference Committee, the communities are deeply divided over the issue,” he said.

“Throwing taxpayer money at them will just rub salt into already weeping wounds.”

Senator Patrick described the selection process for the nuclear waste facility as a ‘sham’.

“The Minister has stated that the site selection will only occur if there is ‘broad community support’, but refuses to state what ‘broad community support’ actually means,” he said.

“That’s like running a race and telling the participant that they don’t need to know where the finish line is and that officials will just tell everyone who has won the race.”https://www.whyallanewsonline.com.au/story/5543866/feds-31m-nuclear-sweetener/

Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he had spent considerable time communicating with Minister Canavan regarding the structure and relevance of the financial package to Kimba and/or Hawker.

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THE DAMNED The human fallout of Britain’s nuclear bombs

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November 19 Monday – Hawker, South Australia – Flinders Local Action Group – National Radioactive Waste Management Facility – What is at stake?

November 30 Friday – Melbourne – Kids Striking from School for a Safe Climate Future. e.g. #StopAdani’s mega coal mine)

November 30 Friday – Sydney– Kids Striking from School for a Safe Climate Future. e.g. #StopAdani’s mega coal mine)

November 30 Friday – Brisbane – Kids Striking from School for a Safe Climate Future. e.g. #StopAdani’s mega coal mine)

December 3 Saturday – Adelaide – Rally : Don’t Dump on South Australia

December 18 Tuesday – Adelaide– Labor and the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty

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The Senate Committee has now released its Report . It is a wishy washy support for the process– quotes extensively from the submissions, but has little idea of its own. Greens Dissenting Submission packs a punch, as does Senator Rex Patrick’s Additional Comments.

Read summaries of submissions to the Senate, re the Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia. Each summary has a link to the full submission. Obviously the Department of Industry Innovation and Science (DIIS) was not happy with the majority of submissions opposing the process, so now are trying to get a better (for them) result

NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP – Senate Committee of Inquiry

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The Senate Inquiry on Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia. has now 112 submissions published

Read the brief summaries of submissions – 55 anti-nuclear, 41 pro nuclear (13 confidential) , with links to each full submission published on this Antinuclear website.

See our page: Submissions on Radioactive Waste Code 2018/ Submissions published by ARPANSA are overwhelmingly critical, and in opposition to the Federal nuclear dump plan for rural South Australia. [not to be confused with the current SENATE INQUIRY Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia.]

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