Bill GreenMore evidence that we're on track to take world's nuclear waste
June 2nd 2008 06:10
Evidence continues to mount that Australia is to become the planet's nuclear waste dump. Now we are to take spent fuel rods from Europe, under an international agreement and, as The Age notes today, dispose of them.
And how long will it take to dispose of them? Well an estimate is from between 350,000 to 500,000 years. Australia will be responsible for their safe-keeping during that time. Of course we will be paid for such upkeep , provided of course that the country we're looking after the spent fuel rods for is still a legal entity and hasn't been absorbed by a neighbor, who of course will not want the responsibility of such expense.
The Minister who is not commenting on whether we will be taking such nuclear waste, is Martin Ferguson who is allegedly looking after the Department of Resources. He is the individual who has, for several years, promoted the idea of Australia taking the international nuclear waste. His appointment to oversee such a responsibility puts a lie to Rudd's commitment to have a nuclear free Australia. Ferguson is not objective on this question and has been in the pocket - in a business sense - of former prime minister, Bob Hawke, who also loves the idea of taking the nuclear waste.
This government secretly advocates a nuclear waste industry to replace the agricultural industry we are losing to climate change. Victoria's ag industry is a goner, according to most predictions, despite our being the bread basket of the nation.
And if you don't imagine Victoria will take nuclear waste think about this: the business of transporting products from the north of the state (say Mildura) is now being transported by road not rail, but the government is still spending $75 million (right now) on the upkeep of that railway line. Could it be that the toxic waste dump at Mildura will become a nuclear waste dump. One hopes that the farmers and citizens of the north west of the State are preparing for another campaign against living with a dump of any sort.
And how long will it take to dispose of them? Well an estimate is from between 350,000 to 500,000 years. Australia will be responsible for their safe-keeping during that time. Of course we will be paid for such upkeep , provided of course that the country we're looking after the spent fuel rods for is still a legal entity and hasn't been absorbed by a neighbor, who of course will not want the responsibility of such expense.
The Minister who is not commenting on whether we will be taking such nuclear waste, is Martin Ferguson who is allegedly looking after the Department of Resources. He is the individual who has, for several years, promoted the idea of Australia taking the international nuclear waste. His appointment to oversee such a responsibility puts a lie to Rudd's commitment to have a nuclear free Australia. Ferguson is not objective on this question and has been in the pocket - in a business sense - of former prime minister, Bob Hawke, who also loves the idea of taking the nuclear waste.
This government secretly advocates a nuclear waste industry to replace the agricultural industry we are losing to climate change. Victoria's ag industry is a goner, according to most predictions, despite our being the bread basket of the nation.
And if you don't imagine Victoria will take nuclear waste think about this: the business of transporting products from the north of the state (say Mildura) is now being transported by road not rail, but the government is still spending $75 million (right now) on the upkeep of that railway line. Could it be that the toxic waste dump at Mildura will become a nuclear waste dump. One hopes that the farmers and citizens of the north west of the State are preparing for another campaign against living with a dump of any sort.
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The world's toxic waste dump? Perhaps Keating was right after all....the arse end of the earth....