For decades, the issue of where to put Australia's nuclear waste has caused friction in regional communities and frustration for federal politicians on both sides. A possible solution has now emerged.
This facility is now home to 100,000 tonnes of low-level radioactive and chemical waste . It may serve as a blueprint for the Commonwealth
"There is no other geological repository at the table to accept waste nationwide. In Australia, we're the first and very proud of that." "So at Sandy Ridge, one of the unique parts about it is there's no aquifer systems and no groundwater." Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe from Griffith University has been watching the nuclear waste debate over many years and says the government needed to change its consultation style if it was to win over traditional owners for any site chosen in the future.
"It's not a direct path. I think it's quite a bit of engagement, hundreds of cups of tea and coffee, sit-downs and pubs." "The kind of waste that is produced tends to be things like rubber gloves, or it could be paper towel, it could be contaminated, personal protective equipment, and these things are then collected from all of our facilities and then stored in our red drums."Ms Berghofer said there was enough temporary storage space at Lucas Heights for until about 2040, but she hopes a permanent Commonwealth facility will be established by then.
"That's a problem that neither the UK nor the USA has yet solved after more than 50 years of operating nuclear submarines.""It is something I speak with the defence minister and prime minister about regularly," she said.
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