City of Port Adelaide Enfield’s mayor says she hadn’t received correspondence about storage or disposal before or after bill passed federal parliamentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlans to dispose of low-level nuclear waste from Aukus submarines at an Adelaide naval facility have been unanimously opposed by the local council for the area, who say they weren’t consulted.The Osborne naval shipyard, 25km north of Adelaide CBD, and HMAS Stirling at Garden Island 50km south of Perth in Western Australia, have both been designated as “radioactive waste management facilities” for nuclear waste from Aukus submarines under the Australian naval nuclear power safety bill, which passed parliament in October.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-11-18 05:45:28
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Plan to dispose of nuclear waste from Aukus submarines unanimously rejected by Adelaide council
