Site Assessment National Radioactive Waste Management Facility. 2020

This report was prepared to provide detail of the factors considered by the former Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan (the former Minister), when identifying Napandee in Kimba, South Australia, as the site for the National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (the facility). While the identification of the site was undertaken in-line with the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012 (Cth) (the NRWM Act), the Australian Government has subsequently introduced legislative amendments to specify the Napandee site. This report contains information about three sites – Lyndhurst, Napandee, and Wallerberdina – which were shortlisted following the nomination and approval processes specified in the NRWM Act. The information presented in this report is based on independent specialist reports commissioned by the Australian Government. Summaries of these reports have been author reviewed for accuracy and included at the end of the report. The data from the independent reports (and where applicable, preliminary facility design information) has informed assessments against the site suitability criteria by technical specialists and the department. The assessment methodology and ratings definition is explained at the beginning of each site suitability assessment. This report does not include additional information that is subject to legal privilege, Cabinet-in-Confidence, private or commercial-in-confidence, which was also considered by the former Minister.