Aboriginal resistance to Australia’s nuclear waste dump plan
Japan disaster sparks nuclear dump concern ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), Mar 31, 2011 Traditional owners say the nuclear crisis in Japan shows plans to build a nuclear waste storage facility near Tennant Creek, in Central Australia, should be reassessed…… Continue reading
South Australian Premier STILL touting uranium industry
Progress toward Roxby mining expansion welcomed ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Mar 31, 2011 Premier Mike Rann says a feasibility study marks a significant step toward expansion of Olympic Dam mining in outback South Australia. Continue reading
Monash University engineer shows the way to expand Olympic Dam without uranium recovery
The Olympic Dam Mega-Expansion Without Uranium Recovery.Dr Gavin Mudd, 2010 Peer-Reviewed Report for SA Greens MLC Mark Parnell and WA Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, Adelaide, SA, December 2010, 10 p (Download PDF – 591 kb).
“…….It is eminently reasonable to propose a process flow sheet for Olympic Dam which does not include recovery of uranium but still allows for copper, gold and silver to be produced… This report .. proposing a technically viable alternative for operating Olympic Dam in the next expansion which excludes uranium recovery….”
BHP Billiton gambles on China’s nuclear boom
BHPB will have to spend something like $30-35 billion on the project and dig up a rather large part of SA.
It will not want to wake-up, so to speak, in eight years or so after it’s spent the money, to find the China boom has evaporated.
BHP Billiton to bank on big boom | Herald Sun, 31 March 11, BHP Billiton is on the brink of a huge, huge bet that the China-driven resources boom will just keep expanding and be joined by the Indian-driven one.It will also make a huge bet that the Japanese nuclear problem will figuratively speaking blow over.
BHP Billiton’s coy silence about Olympic Dam uranium mining
Missing from BHP Billiton’s announcement was any mention of the fact that, by the time Olympic Dam reaches full production (and the time frame for what is proposed to be a four stage expansion remains highly uncertain) it will be the world’s biggest uranium producer…..
Silent on uraniumThe Australian Matthew Stevens March 31, 2011 “……. FUKUSHIMA’S nuclear shadow seems to have reached all the way to BHP Billiton headquarters in Melbourne, with the Global Australian yesterday confirming Olympic Dam’s move into full feasibility, but remaining cautiously mute about what that might mean for the future giant’s uranium production. Continue reading
BHP hastens to calm investor fears on uranium’s future
it was more likely BHP made the unusual announcement to calm fears of the Rann Labor government that international concerns about nuclear power caused by Fukushima could threaten Olympic Dam’s expansion.
BHP assurance on mine, Sydney Morning Herald, Barry FitzGeraldMarch 31, 2011 BHP Billiton has moved to dispel suggestions that the development timetable for its planned $30 billion expansion of the Olympic Dam copper/uranium/gold mine in South Australia is set to slip because of uncertainty about uranium demand. Continue reading
Questions over impartiality of Australia’s nuclear safety watchdog
ARPANSA last year released two conflicting reports on the claims at Lucas Heights
Australian nuclear agency under review Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Lateline, 30/03/2011 Australia’s nuclear industry regulator, ARPANSA, is under review over its handling of safety breaches at the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor.
TONY JONES, PRESENTER: Australia’s nuclear industry regulator, ARPANSA, is under review over its handling of safety breaches at the nation’s only nuclear reactor. Continue reading
Greens will fight to save Pilbara environment from uranium mining
it is a pristine natural area and it has environmentally sensitive wetlands in the vicinity,” Senator Ludlam said.
The risk of ground water and wetland contamination made it one of the worst possible sites for a uranium mine, he said.
Greens urge govt to block Pilbara uranium, Sydney Morning Herald, Andrea Hayward March 29, 2011 The Greens have vowed to fight a Canadian company’s bid to mine uranium in Western Australia but hope the federal government will reject the proposal on environmental grounds.
Canadian uranium company determined to mine in W.A.
Senator Ludlam said that this week’s bid to win approval was “particularly provocative” because it involved a Canadian-Japanese venture proposing to mine uranium while a nuclear plant in Japan was smouldering.
Cameco uranium push goes on * Andrew Burrell * The Australian * March 31, 2011 CANADIAN uranium giant Cameco is pushing ahead with plans to win government approvals for its Kintyre uranium project in Western Australia despite opposition from the Greens and doubts over long-term demand for the fuel since Japan’s nuclear crisis. Continue reading
Australia’s strange rejection of science, on Climate Change
Australia is missing out on a boom in the growth industries of the 21st century. Early adopters of new energy technology have prospered. …….. Globally, renewable energy has attracted more investment than fossil fuels three years in a row……..
Australia lags as the rest of the world acts, The Age, March 29, 2011 GEOGRAPHY has always isolated Australia. Rarely, though, is the effect so obvious as it is in the debate on climate change. Globally, the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions is widely accepted. Visitors to Australia are surprised to find that not only is the effect of emissions in dispute, but even scientific records of climate trends. Continue reading
Australian government advises on radiation exposure
Gov’t issues radiation advise in lieu of nuclear accidents in Japan , Business and HealthBy Alyangka Francheska | March 28, 2011 The Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA) and Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) has issued the following advice on exposure to radiation arising from nuclear incidents in Japan, Continue reading
Canadian company to transport uranium through W.A.
The transport risk study will be conducted by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation…..The public comment period on the Cameco environmental scoping document closes on April 11
Cameco’s long uranium trek through WA | Perth Now, Nick Evans, March 28, 2011 CAMECO Corporation has pushed on with its plans to seek environmental approval for its WA uranium mine, despite turmoil on the international uranium stage after the recent disaster in Japan.The company released its environmental scoping document today, calling for public submissions on its plans to gain environmental approval for the proposed uranium mine, southeast of Port Hedland…… Continue reading
Barry Brook reassures on the future of the nuclear industry
Professor Barry Brook, the director of Climate Science at Australian University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute, said that the crisis will lead international governments to improved measures to protect nuclear plants against extreme natural events, but is unlikely to cut down the use of nuclear power…..”I think overtime people will become more understanding of small risk and big benefits that nuclear brings,”
Japan’s nuclear crisis is mainly public panic, not radiation risk: Australian expert By Vienna MaCANBERRA, March 26 (Xinhua) — Japan’s nuclear crisis was mainly public panic, not radiation risk, an Australian expert told Xinhua, expressing optimism over the future development of international nuclear industry. Continue reading
Australia touted as global centre for uranium industry
in WA last week the state Labor Party announced it would review its anti-nuclear stance, with a report due to be released in June………nuclear power and the uranium industry is not going to be hit as hard as many thought even a fortnight ago.
Uranium watch shows the future is still nuclear, Sydney Morning Herald James KirbyMarch 27, 2011 “..….Australia is a global centre of uranium production. Continue reading
For unspoilt Tasmania, nuclear power is not a good look
Nuclear not for Tassie The Mercury – The Voice of Tasmania, 26 March 11, “……..If Tasmania is to become an island famed worldwide for its niche and high-quality food, fish and wine products; creative, scientific and artistic talent; unspoilt heritage and unique wilderness and tourism experiences, it is also worth considering that a nuclear power station may not be such a good look or brand fit. Continue reading
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