… and success

During 2006 and 2007 preventing the growth of the nuclear industry here in Australia was a big priority for The Wilderness Society.

We believed the Howard Government would push as far as it could go to develop a full scale nuclear industry in Australia.

If we don't continue to stand up for our environment, we could see large areas of inland Australia targeted for uranium mining  - including high conservation value areas - and a nuclear waste dump.

A big part of our job in 2006 and 2007 was to raise awareness of the dangers of the nuclear industry and the Howard Federal Government’s real intentions.

During this campaign our major focus was nuclear waste. Waste is produced at every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle. Yet the management of long-lived radioactive waste is unresolved after 60 years of military nuclear programs, and after 50 years of the nuclear power industry.

In March-April 2007 we organised a national speaking tour with Mr Kevin Kamps, the nuclear waste expert with the Nuclear Information Resource Service, based in Washington. We met with Federal, State and Local Governments and community activists.

We worked with other environmental organisations who are campaigning against the expansion of the nuclear industry in Australia.