List of inquiries into uranium mining in Australia

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Radium Hill, a former minesite in South Australia which operated from 1906 until 1961.[1] It was Australia's first uranium mine,[2] years before the country's next major mines at Rum Jungle in the Northern Territory (opened in 1950), and the Mary Kathleen mine in Queensland (1958).[3]

This is a List of Australian inquiries and reports relating to uranium mining issues.[4]

Background

For several decades

flip-flopping
on public policy. In the meantime, mining companies have pursued exploration activities, and in some instances stockpiled mined ore.

List

  • 1976: Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry (Fox Report) (Vol 1) - Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry - Whether Australia should mine and export uranium
  • 1977: Fox Report (Vol 2) - Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry - Proposed Development of Ranger [5]
  • 1984-1985: McClelland Royal Commission or Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia.
  • 1986: Ranger Uranium: Water Management System - House of Representatives inquiry [6]
  • 1988: The Potential of the Kakadu National Park Region - Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Recreation and the Arts
  • 1991: Mining and Minerals Processing in Australia (4 Vols) – Industry Commission
  • 1991: Kakadu Conservation Zone Inquiry Final Report – Resources Assessment Commission
  • 1996: Report of the Senate Select Committee on
    Radioactive Waste
    . In response to this the Senate decided to reconstitute the committee as the Select Committee on Uranium Mining and Milling.
  • 1996: Senate Select Committee established to report on Uranium Mining and Milling
  • 1997: Senate Select Committee on Uranium Mining and Milling released report
  • 1999: Australia's Kakadu – Government response to UNESCO World Heritage Committee regarding Kakadu National Park.
  • 1999: Senate Inquiry into Jabiluka Uranium Mine Project referred to ECITA Committee
  • 1999: Report of ECITA Committee into Jabiluka Uranium Mine Project released
  • 2002: Senate Inquiry into Environmental Regulation of Uranium Mining
  • 2006: Greenhouse friendly fuel for an energy hungry world [7] - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry and Resources
  • 2016: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission

See also

References

  1. ^ "Welcome". Radium Hill Historical Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Radium Hill, SA". www.sea-us.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Australia's Uranium and Nuclear Power Prospects". World Nuclear Association. April 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  4. ^ Major Commonwealth Inquiries and Reports relating to Uranium Mining Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ISBN 978-0-642-02835-8{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
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  6. ISBN 978-0-644-05561-1
  7. ^ ["Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Australia’s uranium
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