This Wednesday a temporary nuclear dump will greet our Upper House members on the steps of Parliament.
This temporary dump will be placed to urge the Upper House to pass anti-nuclear dump legislation. The legislation, which is debated on Wednesday, will help stop South Australia gaining a permanent nuclear dump.
While our nuclear dump is symbolic, the Bill before Parliament is not. It offers a clear choice, to support, or to help stop, real nuclear dumping said Simon Divecha, CEO of the Conservation Council of South Australia.
The Bill is responsible legislation, it will help us to find reliable solutions for nuclear waste storage instead of irresponsible disposal , concluded Mr Divecha.
On Wednesday the State Parliament chooses whether it supports environmental democracy , said David Noonan, campaigner for the Australian Conservation Foundation
The Parliament should choose to support South Australian peoples rights. Particularly Parliament should support the Kungka Tjuta campaign to have no more poison on their traditional lands. It can do this by passing the Bill , concluded Mr Noonan.
If South Australia gets this dump, the first wave of nuclear waste will arrive in 170 trucks , said Dr Jim Green, from the Campaign Against Nuclear Dumping.
130 of these trucks come straight from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation at Lucas Heights, Sydney, NSW. The proposed laws are fair and reasonable, they may help stop ongoing nuclear waste production concluded Dr Green.
For More Information
Dr Jim Green, 08 8211 7604
Mr David Noonan, Mobile 0408 821 058, Phone 08 8232 2566
Mr Simon Divecha, Mobile 0417 879 439, Phone 08 8223 5155
