Report Uranium Mining and Milling in Australia. Appendix 1.1: In situ leaching method of extracting uranium. Senate. Parliament of Australia.

Uranium Mining and Milling in Australia

Established - 2 May 1996

Reported - 15 May 1997

CANBERRA

MAY 1997

Commonwealth of Australia

Print ISBN 0 642 25135 5

This report was published by the Senate Information Services Section, Parliament House, Canberra from files prepared by the secretariat of the Senate SElect Committee on Uranium Mining and Milling.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

TERMS OF REFERENCE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

PREAMBLE

MAJOR FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

CHAPTER 1: CONTEMPORARY MINING & MILLING OF URANIUM IN AUSTRALIA

THE COMMITTEE'S INQUIRY IN CONTEXT URANIUM MINING IN AUSTRALIA: THE FIRST PHASE URANIUM MINING IN AUSTRALIA: THE SECOND PHASE AND BEYOND THE FOX REPORT THE ECONOMICS OF MINING AND EXPORTING URANIUM THE MINES: WHAT DO THEY CONTRIBUTE? THE TERMS OF REFERENCE: THE SELECT COMMITTEE'S APPROACH

CHAPTER 2: URANIUM MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR APPRAISING MINING APPLICATIONS SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT MONITORING ACHIEVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS AT RANGER AND THE OLYMPIC DAM OPERATION APPRAISALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AT RANGER AND THE OLYMPIC DAM OPERATION REHABILITATION OF FORMER MINES TAILINGS - A CRUCIAL BUT UNRESOLVED MATTER ACTIVE,ACCOUNTABLE ADMINISTRATION OF URANIUM MINING AND MILLING GOVERNMENT SENATORS' RESERVATION

CHAPTER 3: THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST*

THE FOX REPORT MORE THAN A DECADE OF CONTROVERSY THE CRITICISMS 1993 - AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGISLATION CURRENT OPINIONS COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION AN EXPANDED ROLE FOR THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST?

CHAPTER 4: HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS

THE GOVERNMENTAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK RADIATION MATTERS HEALTH AND SAFETY AT RANGER AND OLYMPIC DAMN NABARLEK MEDICAL RECORDS HEALTH AND SAFETY AT OLYMPIC DAM - INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES TRANSPORT

CHAPTER 5: IMPACT OF URANIUM MINING & MILLING ON ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OLYMPIC DAM OPERATION KINTYRE CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 6: INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS AND RELATED MATTERS

SAFEGUARDS POLICY: DEVELOPMENT THE ASTEC REVIEW THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) ACT 1987 SAFEGUARDS IN CONTEXT EQUIVALENCE AND PROPORTIONALITY OBLIGATION EXCHANGES CRITICISMS LIMITS TO PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY VOLUME AND LOCATION OF AUSTRALIAN-OBLIGATED PLUTONIUM

MINORITY REPORT BY SENATOR MARGETTS AND SENATOR LEES

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APPENDICES

[Note: Some Appendices are not provided in full in the on-line version of this report. Appendices may be obtained from the Committee or the Commonwealth Government Bookshop.]

Appendix P1: List of written submissions

Appendix P2: List of hearings, witnesses and site visits

Appendix 1.1: In situ leaching method of extracting uranium

Appendix 1.2: Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry, 1976-77

Appendix 1.3: Principal findings and recommendations of the Ranger inquiry

Appendix 1.4: 1991 estimates of future demand for uranium

Appendix 1.5: Comments in this inquiry on future demand for uranium

Appendix 1.6: Selected figures on operating results of Ranger and Olympic Dam mines

Appendix 2.1: Draft guidelines for an Environmental Statement on the proposed development of Jabiluka No. 2 uranium mine

Appendix 2.2: Legislation applicable to uranium mining at Ranger

Appendix 2.3: Legislation applicable to uranium mining at Olympic Dam

Appendix 2.4: Functions of the Supervising Scientist

Appendix 2.5: Alligator Rivers Region Advisory Committee

Appendix 2.6: Alligator Rivers Region Technical Committee

Appendix 2.7: Functions of the Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist

Appendix 2.8: Five year plan of environmental performance review topics for the Ranger mine

Appendix 2.9: Infringements of the Ranger uranium mine environmental requirements

Appendix 2.10: Infringements of the Nabarlek uranium mine environmental requirements

Appendix 3.1: Inquiries which reviewed the Office of the Supervising Scientist

Appendix 4.1: Comment by Australian Radiation Laboratory on Kohnlein/ Nussbaum paper Reduced Biological Effectiveness at Low-Rate, LowDose Exposures (DREF): An Unwarranted Conjecture

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RESEARCH PAPERS

AUSTRALIA'S URANIUM MINES, PAST AND PRESENT

Paul Kay, Science, Technology, Environment & Resource Group, Parliamentary Research Service

THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST

Derek Drinkwater, Committee Office, Department of the Senate

THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST - OPERATIONS AND ISSUES

Dr R. Panter, Director of Science, Technology, Environment & Resource Group, Parliamentary Research Service

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN URANIUM MINING & MILLING

Dr J. Leigh, Worksafe Australia

IMPACT OF URANIUM MINING ON ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

Irene Wilson, Committee Office, Department of the Senate

NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS

David Anderson, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Group, Parliamentary Research Service

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