A site near Hawker in South Australia's Flinders Ranges has been ruled out as the possible location for the federal government's nuclear waste dump.
A sign greeting travelers as they enter the rural town of Kimba, one of two towns shortlisted to host a nuclear waste facility.A similar poll conducted on Eyre Peninsula recently returned a 62 per cent vote in favour of the idea.
And while both ballots were not binding on the Commonwealth, the results were expected to play a key role in the final decision. Australian Conservation Foundation campaigner Dave Sweeney said the Hawker result also came amid clear opposition from regional pastoralists and the area's native title holders."There is no broad community support for a national radioactive waste facility in the Flinders Ranges," Mr Sweeney said.
However, the Friends of the Earth said it was time for the federal government to abandon the dump plan altogether. "The government has previously stated that 65 per cent would be a figure that would indicate the broad community support they need to select a site," spokeswoman Mara Bonacci said.The new dump will be designed to take Australia's low- to intermediate-level waste, with the government promising financial incentives to the community around the selected site.
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