New radioactive waste store at Lucas Heights
Siobhain Ryan; 22/9/08
Australia’s nuclear research reactor at Lucas Heights plans to add a new store for radioactive waste on site from February next year, blaming the decision on delays in establishing a federal nuclear waste dump elsewhere. The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, which runs the reactor in Sydney’s south, has applied to federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett, a former anti-nuclear campaigner, to expand its capacity to hold the spent or unwanted radioactive material.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24380999-5013404,00.html
Tags: Australia, Environment, Nuclear