The 58 submissions to the Senate, opposing the plan for the process for selecting a nuclear waste dump site come from a variety of organisations and individuals, and include residents of Eyre Peninsula.
These are some points that came up as they answered the Term of Reference, especially (f)– Any related matters. (These submissions also generally gave full answers to the other 5 more narrow Terms of Reference)
Comprehensive criticism of the entire process. (ENUFF Submission no. 109) No justification for dump (Wakelin B No. 23) Why the assumption it has to be South Australia.? (Wauchope N. No. 21) Flawed process (Hughes No. 57) (Mitchell No. 25) Opposed to process, not necessarily to dump (Lienert L No. 50) End the process (Noonan, D No 31) Longterm negative effects (Sisters of St Joseph No. 68 )
Nuclear wastes. Wants re-examination of waste plans (CCSA 55 ) Intermediate wastes (Mitchell 25, Scott C 14 ) Prelude to commercial waste import? (Name Withheld 90 ) Dangers Waste types ( Noonan, D31 Wauchope N 21 ) Lucas Heights best site (Taylor A 82 ) stranded wastes (Tulloch S 32)
Issues of dishonesty – lack of trust (Ashton 73) Hypocrisy of DIIS (Bannon 85 Fergusson 106) Biased committees (Scott T 44) Biased and misleading information given (Thomas 36 Tiller J 9 Tulloch B 87) Dishonest process (Tulloch R 62 ) Conflicts of interest (Cushway 6 Fels P 84 Fergusson 106 )
Illegality of setting up nuclear dump – (Gaweda 54 Madigan 26 Scott T 44 Stokes B Tulloch S 32 Walker 20
Aboriginal issues well beyond the Term of Reference about this. Strongly Aboriginal In depth on Aboriginal interaction (ATLA No 42 MKenzie K 78 McKenzie R 107) History of Aboriginal interaction (Bangarla 56 )History. (Madigan 26 MKenzie K 78)
Floods groundwater (Fels K 63 Fels P 84 Thomas 36 )
Nuclear Australia 
July 20, 2018 at 9:56 pm |
You will have to mobilize protest like Yucca mtn in the usa
July 20, 2018 at 9:59 pm |
How right you are, Nick! That’s what many of us are tring to do. It’s not easy in Australia – with both political parties in the pocket of the nuclear lobby, and the media dominated by Rupert Murdoch.