urg::: Govt urged to rule out Nowingi nuclear dump

[Len Kanaar - FoE Sydney]

ABC

Last Update: Friday, September 9, 2005. 9:01am (AEST)
Govt urged to rule out Nowingi nuclear dump

The Victorian Government is under pressure to rule out using a 
proposed toxic waste facility at Nowingi in the state's north-west, 
to store radioactive waste as well.

The Nationals say the Government refused to rule out the practice 
during questioning in Parliament this week.

The Nationals health spokesman, Hugh Delahunty, says the disposal of 
radioactive waste used to be a Federal Government responsibility.

"But because there was games played by the states, now the Federal 
Government has said the states have a responsibility," he said.

"We think that the Government could say, 'It's going to be used for 
toxic waste, why not use it for low level radioactive waste and use 
the same site'?"


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