HOW SHOULD RADIOACTIVE WASTES BE TRANSPORTED?
Professor Patterson: In accordance with the strict conditions laid down by the Australian code of practice for safe transport of radioactive materials. There are restrictions placed on transport through populated areas. Dr Laurence: The national and international regulations for the transport of radioactive materials provide no significant exposure to populations through which the waste is transported; much more hazardous material is transported by road every day, such as LPG, chlorine, ammonia and so on. OTHER COMMENTS Professor Patterson: The real agenda is to stop the replacement research reactor and deny Australian science, hospitals and industry access to a state-of-the-art facility and medical/industrial isotopes. Dr Laurence: These wastes exist now. The medium level waste from the HIFAR reactor will need to be stored when the reactor is decommissioned, regardless of whether a replacement reactor is built. One claim made by opponents of the store is that a store will ruin South A
