Australia Urged To Accept Nuke Dump

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Interesting that we're "motivating" other countries to become a 
dump for nuclear watse, when these same politicians refuse to 
accept sound, technologically acceptable waste dumps in our own 
back yard.

Tuesday December 8 9:20 AM ET 

Australia Urged To Accept Nuke Dump

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The United States is urging Australia 
to accept a proposal by an American company to establish a dump 
for the world's nuclear waste.  

The Seattle-based company Pangea has been quietly promoting 
the concept for two years. It was forced to go public with its plans 
last week when environmental groups uncovered a promotional 
video extolling Australia's qualities as a dump site.  

U.S. special envoy Robert Gallucci said today the proposal would 
not only be profitable for Australia but would also be a service to 
the international community.  

``Australia could play a role in that, I think it would make a 
tremendous contribution to international security,'' he told 
Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.  

However, a spokeswoman for Australia's industry and resources 
minister, Nick Minchin, said Australia had no plans to become an 
international nuclear waste dump.  

``Government policy is not to accept waste from other countries 
and there is no intention to change that,'' she said, speaking on  
customary condition of anonymity. 

Sandy Perle
E-Mail: sandyfl@earthlink.net 
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