Tag Archives: Australia

NT nuclear dump will ‘poison’ land: trial via SBS (AAP)

Posted on 2014/06/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The indigenous owners of Muckaty Station, which is earmarked for a nuclear waste dump, fear it will poison their land. The indigenous owners of the Northern Territory’s Muckaty Station were asked to welcome a nuclear waste dump while waving away … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Materials Report Shows Better Safekeeping via The New York Times

Posted on 2014/01/11 by norma field

A report issued Wednesday on the security of deadly nuclear materials found steady improvement, with seven countries in the last two years giving up most of their uranium and plutonium that could be readily turned into weapons. Their actions lowered … Continue reading →

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Worker ‘not injured’ after slipping on toxic spill via abc news

Posted on 2013/12/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operator of the Northern Territory’s Ranger uranium mine says a worker who slipped over on a toxic spill last week was not injured. The Manufacturing Workers Union on Friday told the ABC that a man was given first aid … Continue reading →

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Spill of contaminated material at Ranger uranium mine; locals fear for Kakadu National Park via 7 News

Posted on 2013/12/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operators of the Ranger mine in the Northern Territory say a spill of uranium and acid has been contained, and there will be no impact to the environment. A huge tank in the processing area of the mine failed … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Reaches Australia: Radioactive Caesium Detected in Food Imports via GoPetition

Posted on 2013/10/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Perth, Australia:  It has been 951 days since the devastating impact of the Fukushima catastrophe and every day an average of 400 tonnes of radioactive water is systematically dumped into the Pacific Ocean devastating our food chain. Largely the general … Continue reading →

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Northern Territory nuclear waste dump ‘contravenes UN declaration’ via the guardian

Posted on 2013/08/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Conservationists say plan falls foul of agreement on Indigenous people’s rights, with senator-in-waiting Nova Peris also opposed The government risks breaching an international agreement if it goes ahead with a controversial nuclear waste dump in a remote part of the … Continue reading →

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Federal Resources Minister Gary Gray wants nuclear Australia debate via ABC News

Posted on 2013/07/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Federal Resources Minister Gary Gray says the Government should not shy away from a debate about whether to develop a nuclear power industry in Australia. Mr Gray has previously spoken of his support for nuclear power and today told the … Continue reading →

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Austria makes formal objection to UK nuclear plans via Newsnet Scotland.com

Posted on 2013/05/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Austrian government has lodged a formal objection to the UK’s plans to develop a new nuclear power plant at the Hinkley Point site in Somerset. According to the Austrian government’s environmental agency Umweltbundesamt, its experts believe that the plans … Continue reading →

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No way forward for Maralinga victims via ABC News

Posted on 2013/01/17 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Aboriginal people exposed to British atomic tests in the South Australian outback have been told by lawyers their fight for compensation is over because it is impossible to prove radiation caused their illnesses. Seven atomic bombs were detonated at Maralinga … Continue reading →

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Australia keen to strengthen UAE relations through nuclear deal via Gulfnews.com

Posted on 2013/01/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The Australian official pointed out that the UAE is going to require 800 tonnes of Uranium to operate its four reactors by 2020. We export 7,000 tons a year, this accounts for more than 10 per cent of our … Continue reading →

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