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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

Plan to dispose of nuclear waste from Aukus submarines unanimously rejected by Adelaide council

Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide
Osborne naval shipyard in Adelaide, one of the sites that had been designated as ‘radioactive waste management facilities’ for nuclear waste from Aukus submarines. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/The Guardian

Plans to dispose of low-level nuclear waste from Aukus submarines at an Adelaide naval facility have been unanimously opposed by the local council for the area, who say they weren’t consulted.

The Osborne naval shipyard, 25km north of Adelaide CBD, and HMAS Stirling at Garden Island 50km south of Perth in Western Australia, have both been designated as “radioactive waste management facilities” for nuclear waste from Aukus submarines under the Australian naval nuclear power safety bill, which passed parliament in October.

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