Money, Money, Money, or perhaps not. Plan to dump nuclear waste in the Flinders Ranges –
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Kazzi Jai Fight To Stop Nuclear Waste Dump In Flinders Ranges , 9 Dec 19
 MONEY MONEY MONEY…..Part 1 of a 2 part post…
Not that I am interested in the Money side of this poorly thought out Dump proposal at all, but this has been sent to me by a reliable source to post…Will follow up with further information regarding the MONEY side of this proposal in a Part 2 post tomorrow. “I checked to see if the National Radioactive Waste Management Act has been amended and it has not altered. This act has to be amended by Parliament, not the BCC (or KCC) and will not be amended before we get a chance to vote. (if it is not stopped before hand). I have also tried to find information regarding the promise of the $20m but have not come across any documentation to date. Just to make things a bit more complicated, the Community Development Fund which was $10m but now promised to be $20m, will come from the National Repository Capital Contribution Fund. Credits to this fund will be money appropriated by the Parliament for the purpose of the fund, and amounts in excess of the first $10m received from fees charge to use the dump.
This fund will be established immediately after the dump is issued with an operating licence which could be 6 years away. However, a Commonwealth entity or an authority of, plus the state government will be exempt from paying dump fees and taking into consideration that approx 96% of the waste will be from this source, the dump is not going to be a big money making venture. (unless the Government allows overseas customers to use it and pay the dump fees). So this puts the promised $20m on shaky ground especially if there is a change of government in the meantime.
The following is copied from section 34E of the Act and details how money from the fund will be administered. It does not mention any thing about a local development board or council having a say into how the money will be spent in our backyard. All we will have is a dump in our back yard.”
Section 34E Conditions attaching to the initial use of facility (1) A radioactive waste management facility established on a site selected under this Act must not commence accepting any radioactive waste for storage, management or any other purpose, unless: (a) the requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section have been met; and (b) the Minister has given to the person managing the facility a notice certifying that each of those requirements has been met.
(2) The requirements to be met for the purposes of subsection (1) are: (a) that the Fund stands in credit to the value of at least $10,000,000; and (b) either: (i) the Commonwealth has entered into an agreement with the relevant State or Territory for the administration of the Fund, which provides that the Fund be administered by the Minister, on the advice of a committee chaired by the Premier or Chief Minister of the relevant State or Territory and comprising 3 other persons resident in that State or Territory with expertise in education, infrastructure and health respectively; or (ii) failing such agreement—the Commonwealth has established a committee comprising 3 persons with expertise in education, infrastructure and health resident in the relevant State or Territory, whose function is to advise the Minister on the administration of the Fund by the Minister. https://www.facebook.com/groups/941313402573199/
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‘Scorpion‘ robot mission inside Fukushima reactor aborted — Fukushima 311 Watchdogs
December 8, 2019 A “scorpion” robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced meltdown had its mission aborted after the probe ran into trouble, Tokyo Electric Power company said Thursday. TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, sent the remote-controlled device into the No. 2 reactor […]
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Radiation levels inside Fukushima high enough to kill robot sent to clean — Fukushima 311 Watchdogs
December 6, 2019 A remote-controlled cleaning robot sent into a damaged reactor at Japan‘s Fukushima nuclear plant had to be removed Thursday before it completed its work because of camera problems most likely caused by high radiation levels. It was the first time a robot has entered the chamber inside the Unit 2 reactor since […]
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High-level radiation hot spots found at J-Village, the starting point of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay — Fukushima 311 Watchdogs
The Japan leg of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start at a the J-Village soccer facility in Fukushima Prefecture. Tokyo, Japan, 4 December 2019 – High-level radiation hot spots have been found at the sports complex where the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch relays will begin, according to a survey to be released by […]
December 8 Energy News — geoharvey
Opinion: ¶ “Love Your Home” • Energy giant and offshore wind leader Ørsted is on a mission. In January, the company launched a children’s book, Is This My Home? It is urging parents to talk about the environmentally-friendly things they do every day like recycling, riding bikes, choosing public transport, or having a more plant-based […]
Electricity prices set to plummet as strong wind and solar investment kicks in — RenewEconomy
Latest electricity price predictions from AEMC sees wind, solar and storage driving massive reductions in electricity prices over next three years. The post Electricity prices set to plummet as strong wind and solar investment kicks in appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Coalition embraces the 50% renewables target it said was “reckless” — RenewEconomy
Taylor details emissions forecasts “to the last tonne” that reveal Coalition expects to reach 50% renewables target it had described as reckless. The post Coalition embraces the 50% renewables target it said was “reckless” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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