Mara Bonacci, the CCSA’s Nuclear Waste campaigner writes:
On 6 February 2018, the Senate referred an inquiry into the selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia to the Senate Economics Reference Committee for inquiry and report by 14 August 2018.
This is welcome.
Submissions are due by Tuesday 3rd April.
It would be wonderful if you could write a submission.
The terms of reference can be found here
Some points to consider including are:
- A single individual or property owner should not be allowed to nominate a site for a nuclear waste dump.
- The federal government have not made a clear or compelling case that we need a national nuclear waste dump in SA.
- The consultation process has been deficient and has caused division in our communities.
- The federal government plan lacks social licence or community consent. Traditional Owners have flagged concerns over cultural heritage issues.
- The project has not considered the full range of options to best advance responsible radioactive waste management in Australia. Australia’s worst waste should be dealt with better.
In addition, I have set up on online submission system that is pre-filled but can be edited. I encourage as many people as possible to take a few minutes to complete.
It would be great to get as many submissions to the Senate Standing Committees on Economics as possible so collectively we can end this terrible process and get the federal government to finally take a responsible approach to radioactive waste management.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need any help with this.
thanks and regards,
Mara Bonacci
Nuclear Waste Campaigner
Nuclear Waste Campaigner
Usual Hours Monday – Wednesday 10am – 3pm
Conservation Council SA
The Joinery / 111 Franklin Street, Adelaide SA 5000
(08) 8223 5155 mobile: 0422 229 970
The Joinery / 111 Franklin Street, Adelaide SA 5000
(08) 8223 5155 mobile: 0422 229 970