FED:Radioactive dump laws given thumbs up

AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-2010
FED:Radioactive dump laws given thumbs up

Draft laws for a radioactive waste dump in Australia have been given the thumbs up
by a federal parliamentary committee.

Energy Minister MARTIN FERGUSON introduced the laws to parliament earlier this year
and said they'd ensure the safe management of medical .. industrial and research radioactive
material.

The laws will allow a site to be established anywhere in Australia rather than just
the Northern Territory .. overriding state and territory laws.

A parliamentary committee which has looked into the laws has released a report today
.. recommending they be passed by federal parliament.

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