Radioactive Waste

Road workers ill after finding suspected radioactive waste

Road workers have become sick after finding suspected radioactive material during an upgrade to the Pacific Highway on the NSW mid north coast.

NSW Premier undecided on radioactive waste

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says he doesn't want radioactive waste from a former northern Sydney uranium smelter transported to Kemps Creek in the city's west.

High radiation spreads at ruined Fukushima plant, Japan vows aid

The crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Sumio Ito and Mari Saito High radiation levels are spreading at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said on Monday, and the Japanese government prepared to offer more funding and oversight to try to contain the...

A year on, Japan disaster fallout hits home

A scene from Iwaki, Japan.

Jane Holroyd Nana Kisara was fortunate not to lose any relatives or close friends in the earthquake and tsunami that shattered Japan’s coast one year ago.

Radioactive dump - with 10 days' notice, court told

Protestors block a bridge near the Muckaty nuclear waste proposed site near Tennant Creek.

Maris Beck A nuclear waste dump on Aboriginal land should go ahead even if the land’s traditional owners have been incorrectly identified to government, the Commonwealth has told the Federal Court.

Rare earth 'gold rush' extracts a price

John Huxley Riot squad teams were on alert and rush-hour traffic was brought to a standstill in Kuala Lumpur late last week as hundreds of demonstrators descended on the Australian High Commission.

Ten years after the all-clear, Maralinga is still toxic

Maralinga clean up


BHP's $45b giant: the bigger, deeper Olympic Dam

Expanded waste ... BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper mine in South Australia could have severe environmental effects, say green groups.

David Wroe The massive planned expansion of BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine would plague South Australia with radioactive waste and water overuse, say green groups, dismissing government assurances of strict...

First radioactive dump gets the green light

radioactive waste

David Wroe Australia is set to get its first radioactive waste dump with the government agreeing to a Coalition demand for $10 million for the Northern Territory, which will host the dump.

China's bid for man-made sun



Focus remains on power

Hamish McDonald PANIC about Japan's nuclear accident prompted such a run on salt in China that Beijing's official media had to talk down the rumour about its protective qualities.

Greens aim to amend nuclear waste bill

The Australian Greens will try to amend proposed laws to establish a nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory.

Uranium plant waste unwelcome in western suburbs


Ben Cubby The state government will face tough local opposition if it intends to take contaminated waste from a radioactive site in Hunters Hill and bury it at Kemps Creek in the city's west.

Call for renewed debate on nuclear energy in Australia

Ben Cubby The nuclear industry is calling for renewed public debate about atomic energy in Australia, and says the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan will not affect the future of the nuclear energy or...

Business in push for Victoria to go nuclear

Clay Lucas Serious consideration should be given to building nuclear power stations in Victoria to cope with growing demand for electricity and the need to slash carbon emissions.

Australians warm to nuclear power

Nuclear energy.

Ian Munro and Geoff Strong Australians are warming to the idea of nuclear power, with almost half saying it should be considered to help combat global warming.