Published October 1999
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Journal article
Risks from proposed nuclear waste dump unacceptable
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Description
The author has a critical look at the proposal by Pangea Resources Australia Pty Ltd (PARPL) to establish in Australia a permanent underground disposal site for radioactive waste from around the world. In his opinion, the inevitable risk in the proposal stems from the magnitudes: 250,000 tonnes of enormously dangerous RADwaste in the northern hemisphere 20,000 km from its destined dump in Australia, where it must remain intact for at least 10,000 years. These magnitudes - of tonnage, lethality, distance of transport, and time - entail great inherent risk. He also argue that the job of the Australian scientists is to apply due diligence to PARPL proposal
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Engineers Australia
- Journal Volume
- 71
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. 34-37
- ISSN
- 1032-1195
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Australia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Australia
- INIS RN
- 31033291
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Descriptors DEI
- AUSTRALIA; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; PUBLIC OPINION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SITE SELECTION; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
- Descriptors DEC
- AUSTRALASIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT